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Recent Projects

 

In addition to its core business of competition economics, Econex has broadened its focus to include a wider array of services, including international trade analyses, strategic economic analyses and general applied economics. Some examples of recent projects are:

 

  • Research on the difference between public and private health sector rationing mechanisms in South Africa. The report looks at international evidence and considers both theoretical and practical issues. The full report can be accessed here. For more information, please contact Mariné Erasmus.

 

  • Determining HASA member hospitals' contribution to the South African economy. The full report can be accessed here. For more information, please contact Mariné Erasmus.

 

  • Research on behalf of SABMiller regarding the contribution of their business to the South African Economy. For more information please contact Cobus Venter.

 

  • Research on behalf of Finmark Trust into the private health insurance market in Zambia. For more information on this project please contact Mariné Erasmus.

     

  • In depth market report for a major South African carbon black manufacturer with a specific focus on potential competition issues.

     

    • Estimating the importance of agro industries to the South African economy on behalf of UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation).

    • A full costing and economic impact assessment of the proposed South African National Health Insurance (NHI) plan on behalf of the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA). Please contact Mariné Erasmus for any queries related to Econex's work in health economics.


    • Research on behalf of a major fixed line telecoms operator on various dimensions of the South African broadband market. For more information contact Cobus Venter.


    • An investigation into the competitiveness of the Mozambican economy for the CTA (chamber of commerce in Maputo) and presenting the results at a recent conference in Maputo. This project was managed by Johann van Eeden.

    • Research on behalf of the National Recyclers Organisation (NRO) on the impact of a proposed export tax on scrap metal. The results of this study will be presented to the DTI. This project was led by Prof. Colin McCarthy and Dr. Nicola Theron with Cobus Venter as lead researcher.


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    News

    Econex director Prof Rachel Jafta has been appointed as chairperson of Media 24. We are very proud of her achievements and wish her all the best with this new responsibility.  Read the article on News24.

     

    Read the Business Report article quoting the latest Econex research note on the Competition Commission's proposed market enquiry into the private healthcare in South Africa.

     

    Congratulations to Dr Nicola Theron, Econex MD, who has been appointed as Extraordinary Professor at the University of Stellenbosch Economics Department.

     

    Dr Willem Boshoff, Econex director and senior lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch, has recently won one of the four Founder's Medals of the Economic Society of South Africa for the best doctoral thesis. His thesis is entitled "Conceptual and empirical advances in antitrust market definition with application to SA competition policy," in which he developed quantitative tools for market demarcation.

     

    Read the Business Day article quoting Dr Nicola Theron, Econex MD, on the probable healthcare competition inquiry.

     

    An article in the City Press reports that CMS data support the Econex Occasional Note findings that part of the increase in medical scheme spending on private hospitals can be attributed to beneficiaries getting older and sicker.

     

    The Business Day article following the release of the 2011/2012 CMS Annual Report quotes Econex senior economist, Mariné Erasmus, and refers to Econex's August 2012 Occasional Note on increased utilisation of private hospitals by medical scheme members.

     

    Econex senior economist, Mariné Erasmus, is quoted in the Financial Mail article on our research about medical scheme spending on private hospitals.

     

    Read the Business Report article on Econex's Occasional Note for August 2012 focusing on medical scheme expenditure on private hospital services.

     

    Mariné Erasmus, Econex senior economist, is quoted in the Business Report article on Mediclinic's response to the state's hospital cost study.

     

    Personal Finance recently profiled the Citadel Art Price Index (in conjunction with Econex). Read the article here.

     

    Read the Business Report article on the Econex study determining the economy-wide impact of HASA member hospitals.

     

    Watch a recent recent event on Summit TV, detailing the Citadel Art Price Index (in conjunction with Econex) and how it will be of great benefit to both the arts community and potential investors. 

     

     
    Recent Publications

     

    Research Note 30: Trends in Medical Scheme Demographics - Observations from the Data

     

    Research Note 29: Market Enquiry into Private Healthcare in South Africa

     

    Medical Scheme Expenditure on Private Hospitals - Occasional Note August 2012

     

    www.citadelartpriceindex.co.za



    rESEARCH notes

     

    Research Note 28: Antitrust Market Definition in a Changing World

     

    Research Note 27: Public vs. Private Health Sector Rationing Mechanisms

     

    Research Note 26: Economic Valuation of Intellectual Property: The Case of Music Royalties

     

    Research Note 25: The Contribution of HASA Member Hospitals to the South African Economy

     

    Research Note 24: Economic Report on the  Impact of an Export Restriction on Scrap Metal in SA

     

    Research Note 23: Merger Remedies and the Walmart - Massmart Case

     

    Research Note 22: Comments on some Fundamentals of the NGP as Industrial Policy

     

    Research Note 21: Asymmetric Mobile Termination Rates in South Africa

     

    Research Note 20: South Africa's Experience with Remedies in Competition Cases: an Overview

     

    Research Note 19: Aftermath of the FIFA Final July 2010

     

    Research Note 18: The Impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on the South African Economy


     

    HEALTH REFORM notes

    Health Reform Note 15: National Health Systems: Public Service vs. Insurance-Based Models

     

    Health Reform Note 14: Funding the NHI - Earmarked Tax

     

    Health Reform Note 13: Private Voluntary Health Insurance under NHI

     

    Health Reform Note 12: Modelling the Rationing of Healthcare

     

    Health Reform Note 11: Modelling Health Seeking Behaviour

     

    Health Reform Note 10: A Few Practical Considerations of the Proposed NHI

     

    Health Reform Note 9: The Human Resource Supply Constraint: The Case of Nurses

     

    Health Reform Note 8: The Human Resource Supply Constraint: The Case of Doctors

     

    Health Reform Note 7: Updated GP and Specialist Numbers for SA

     

    Health Reform Note 6: Provider Payment Systems

     

    Health Reform Note 5: Patient Choice and Referral

     

    Health Reform Note 4: Integration of Public and Private Sectors under a NHI System in SA

     

    Health Reform Note 3: Practical Implications of Accreditation in South Africa

     

    Health Reform Note 2: Accreditation of Healthcare Providers  

     

    Health Reform Note 1: The Role of Primary Healthcare in Health Reform