%0 Unpublished Work %D 2007 %T Competition and Productivity Growth in South Africa %A Aghion, Philippe %A Braun, Matias %A Fedderke, Johannes %X

Using three different panel data sets, we show: (i) that mark-ups are significantly higher in South African manufacturing industries than they are in corresponding industries worldwide; (ii) that competition policy (i.e a reduction of mark-ups) should have largely positive effects on productivity growth in South Africa.

%8 Aug 1, 2007 %G eng %1 1681