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The field of international trade has grown substantially in South Africa since the country's admission to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1995. South Africa is also a member of various regional trade agreements such as SACU (Southern African Customs Union) and SADC (Southern African Development Community).

Recent international trade projects by Econex for private sector clients include an analysis of the economic effects of import duties in the printing industry and an export tax on the scrap metal industry. Econex also recently completed the twelve year review of the effects of anti-dumping duties on the South African economy for ITAC (International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa).

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Econex international trade expertise

Prof. Colin McCarthy, is a senior associate of Econex and an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University where he teaches post graduate courses in international trade. He is also a previous chairperson of the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC). Colin specialises in international trade, regional integration inparticular and industrial development policy. He has extensive experience of consultancy and advisory work in the public sector, amongst others as a member of the International Trade Administration Commission, and as a consultant to the government, private sector, the Committee of Central Bank Governers of the Southern African Development Community, the Secretariat of the Southern African Customs Union and international agencies such as the World Bank, the United Nations Industrial Organisation, and the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations.
 
Prof Rachel Jafta is a director and co-founder of Econex. She is a Professor in the Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University. Rachel has consulted widely on trade related issues to both private and public sector clients and published specifically on the use of anti-dumping measures in developing countries. She holds a PhD (Economics) from Stellenbosch University.

Johann van Eeden is an economist at Econex.  He is most often involved in projects in the telecoms sector, competition economics and international trade analyses. Before joining Econex , Johann was with the Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (tralac), where his work centered around the economic impact of South Africa's quotas on Chinese clothing and textile imports. He is also currently a guest lecturer in trade policy and strategic trade policy to postgraduate students in the Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University. Johann holds a Masters degree cum laude in Economics, completed at Stellenbosch University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and  a Masters degree in Law from the University of Vienna.

 

econex research notes: international tradE

research note 22: comments on some fundamentals of the ngp as industrial policy

Research Note 14: Export Performance of the SA Vehicle and Garment Manufacturing Industries - Success and Failure?

Research Note 10: The Cost of Doing Business in Mozambique Relative to Other SADC Countries

Research Note 9: South African Quotas on Chinese Clothing and Textiles - Economic Evidence

Research Note 5: Anti-dumping (AD) Issues at the Doha Round - Great Expectations Unrealised

Research Note 2: Anti-dumping and Market Access - The Nature of the Beast in the New Millenium