Why South Africa Is Cheap for the Rich and Expensive for the Poor : Reconsidering the Balassa-Samuelson Effect

Why South Africa Is Cheap for the Rich and Expensive for the Poor : Reconsidering the Balassa-Samuelson Effect

This paper investigates cross-sectoral productivity differentials in South African industry and their distributional consequences. The analysis shows that typically, traded sectors have experienced low productivity growth over the past decade, whil...

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Main Authors: Dadam, Vincent, Hanusch, Marek, Viegi, Nicola
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
EXCHANGE RATE
PRODUCTIVITY
ECONOMIC OPENNESS
TRADED SECTOR
PROTECTIONISM
REAL EXCHANGE RATE DEPRECIATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/575681563799522817/Why-South-Africa-Is-Cheap-for-the-Rich-and-Expensive-for-the-Poor-Reconsidering-the-Balassa-Samuelson-Effect
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32126

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/575681563799522817/Why-South-Africa-Is-Cheap-for-the-Rich-and-Expensive-for-the-Poor-Reconsidering-the-Balassa-Samuelson-Effect
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32126

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