Andre Steenkamp
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View article: Firm Dynamics, Job Outcomes, and Productivity: South African Formal Businesses, 2010-14
Firm Dynamics, Job Outcomes, and Productivity: South African Formal Businesses, 2010-14 Open
The formal private sector has a key role
\n to play in fostering growth and reducing unemployment in
\n South Africa—strengthening its performance is therefore
\n critical. This paper looks at firm behaviour, firm entry and
\n exit, job ou…
View article: Innovation Activity in South Africa
Innovation Activity in South Africa Open
Improvements in productivity is
\n necessary to effectively increase economic growth in the
\n long term.The literature emphasises a positive correlation
\n between firm-level innovation and productivity gains,
\n although evidence for dev…
View article: Innovation activity in South Africa: Measuring the returns to R+D
Innovation activity in South Africa: Measuring the returns to R+D Open
Improvements in productivity are necessary to effectively increase economic growth in the long term. The literature emphasizes a positive correlation between firm-level innovation and productivity gains. It is unsurprising, then, that poli…
View article: Supporting export competitiveness through port and rail network reforms: a case study of South Africa
Supporting export competitiveness through port and rail network reforms: a case study of South Africa Open
Transport and logistics infrastructure is a critical determinant of the competitiveness of a country's producers and exporters. Well-functioning transport and logistics infrastructure relies not just on hardware, but critically on the oper…