Intra-industry trade occurs when goods from the same industry category are both exported
and imported. Types of intra-industry trade are identified, and theoretical models of intraindustry
trade under conditions of imperfect competition are examined. The results of thirtyseven
empirical studies on the determinants of intra-industry trade are analysed. Methods
of measuring intra-industry trade and marginal intra-industry trade are discussed, and
various measurement problems are dealt with. The extent of intra-industry trade in South
Africa in 1992 and 1997 is measured, using the Grubel-Lloyd and Michaely indices. The
BrUlhart indices are applied to measure marginal intra-industry trade. South Africa has a
relatively low and stable level of intra-industry trade in manufactured goods: the GrubelLloyd
index for 1997 is calculated to be 37 per cent. / Economics and Management Sciences / M.Com. (Economics)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/15741 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Parr, Richard Geoffrey |
| Contributors | Torr, Christopher Sidney Willoughby |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 1 online resource (vii, 154 leaves) |
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