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:
- Economic report on behalf of Cell C for use in the recent ICASA hearings on draft wholesale call termination regulations. For more information on Econex's work in regulatory and competition economics please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Research on behalf of Finmark Trust into the private health insurance market in Zambia. For more information on this project please contact Mariné Erasmus.
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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 Dr. Nicola Theron for any queries related to Econex's work in health economics.
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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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Review on the impact on the SA economy of twelve years (1994-2006) of anti-dumping duties on behalf of ITAC. This is an ongoing project and is led by Prof. Colin McCarthy.