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Estiimating Elasticities Of Demand And Supply For South African Manufactured Exports Using A Vector Error Correction Model

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  • Alberto Behar

    (School of Economics, University of Cape Town)

  • Lawrence Edwards

    (School of Economics, University of Cape Town)

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Elasticities of demand and supply for South African manufactured exports are estimated using a vector error correction model in order to address simultaneity and non-stationarity issues. Demand is highly price- elastic, with elasticities ranging from -3 to –6. The price elasticity of supply is generally about 1, but some estimates are as low as 0.35. Competitors’ prices and world income are important determinants of demand, but domestic capacity utilization is not an important determinant of export supply. Many different data alternatives are sourced, constructed and estimated, showing the results can be sensitive to the choice of series.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series Development and Comp Systems with number 0409045.

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Length: 16 pages
Date of creation: 28 Sep 2004
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Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpdc:0409045

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  5. Edwards, Lawrence J & Garlick, Robert, 2008. "Trade flows and the exchange rate in South Africa," MPRA Paper 36666, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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  8. Melitón Ramirez Mattos, 2005. "Econometric Model for Cement demand and supply in Bolivia," Econometrics 0508019, EconWPA.
  9. Alberto Behar, 2005. "Does training benefit those who do not get any? Elasticities of complementarity and factor price in South Africa," Economics Series Working Papers 244, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.

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