Return to search

The nature and extent of intra-industry trade in South Africa

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)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/15741
Date06 1900
CreatorsParr, Richard Geoffrey
ContributorsTorr, Christopher Sidney Willoughby
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
Detected LanguageEnglish
Format1 online resource (vii, 154 leaves)

Page generated in 0.0023 seconds