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literature, little is known about the relationship between the bank market structure and access to finance for opaque firms …, particularly in developing economies such as South Africa. Using ordered probit and logit models, we investigate the impact of bank … market structure on small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs)access to finance. Our results show that high bank …
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The South African economy is generally understood to be characterised by high levels of product market concentration and high firm markups. This paper reviews the existing literature and discusses what can be learnt from new administrative firm-level panel data. I present new evidence on South...
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This paper uses newly available firm-level tax data to evaluate the market structure in South African manufacturing sectors in the period 2010-12. To describe the market structure we compute markups for South African manufacturing firms and concentration indexes for 4-digit manufacturing...
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Before the pandemic, the South African economy remained stuck in low gear, with anemic growth, stagnant private investment, and a shrinking tradable sector. Subdued growth has raised unemployment, poverty, and inequality, hindering inclusion efforts. The pandemic has worsened economic and social...
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