NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016
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SARB/National Treasury/UNU-WIDER workshop
On 7 June, Prof Marianne Matthee participated in and delivered a presentation at an SARB/National Treasury/UNU-WIDER workshop held at the South Africa Reserve Bank.
The focus of the workshop was on the reasons why South Africa’s productivity is so low. In her presentation, Prof Matthee provided insight into the productivity levels of manufacturing exporters, highlighting the fact that very few firms are involved in exports. Other presentations included an overview of aggregate productivity by Dr Channing Arndt (UNU-WIDER), an investigation into productivity growth in South African and other emerging markets by Dr Carol Newman (UNU-WIDER and Trinity College), competition and productivity by Dr Nicola Viegi (University of Pretoria) and trade and intermediaries by Prof Lawrence Edwards (University of Cape Town). The keynote speaker at the workshop was Dr Paul Schreyer, Deputy Chief Statistician of the OECD.
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