Article
Investigating the relevance of supply-side factors for export-oriented investment
Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics
(2001)
Abstract
It is important to test the relevance of supply conditions — relative to demand or neutral conditions — for export-oriented investment (EOI). If supply-side factors are not more pertinent, costly measures in place to attract EOI to South Africa might have unintended consequences. Test results suggest supply-side variables are more important for foreign export-oriented investment and not more important for domestic export-oriented investment, but severe data constraints force the construction of crude EOI proxies for the tests. These constraints expose the need for better EOI information and research.
Keywords
- FDI,
- export-oriented investment,
- supply-side,
- South Africa
Disciplines
Publication Date
2001
Citation Information
Alberto Behar. "Investigating the relevance of supply-side factors for export-oriented investment" Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Vol. 25 Iss. 2 (2001) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alberto_behar/5/