The margins of export competition: A new approach to evaluating the impact of China on South African exports to Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa; China; Sub-Saharan Africa; Export competition;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
- F50 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - General
- O24 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Trade Policy; Factor Movement; Foreign Exchange Policy
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