Competition and Productivity Growth in South Africa
CID Faculty Working Paper No. 132
Philippe Aghion, Matias Braun, and Johannes Fedderke
August 2006
A publication of the CID South Africa Growth Initiative
Abstract
Using three different panel data sets, the authors 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 and employment in South Africa.
Keywords: South Africa, competition, mark-ups
JEL subject codes: O55, L40, O40