Record Details

The Impact of Technical Regulations on Trade: Evidence from South Africa

Journal of Economics Library

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title The Impact of Technical Regulations on Trade: Evidence from South Africa
 
Creator SIYAKIYA, Puruweti;

Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (TRAPCA), ESAMI, Arusha, Tanzania Republic

Mobile: +263 773 650 410 Email: siyakiya82@gmail.com  siyakiya@yahoo.com
 
Subject Gravity model; South Africa; Technical regulation; WTO.
F10; F40.
 
Description Abstract. The purpose of this study is to investigate empirically the impact of technical barriers to trade (TBTs) by using the gravity model. The study used data from South Africa’s exports of all products and other product groupings destined to 57 selected countries which comprise both developing and developed countries. To control for misspecification error the study incorporated other explanatory variables. STATA system version 13 was used to analyse the regression of data ranging from 1995 to 2015. The results revealed that TBT notifications in general are trade restrictive. The regression results unravel that TBTs negatively affect mechanic and electrical products more than other product groupings. Accordingly for all exports in general the study’s findings are an increase in the number of TBTs has an effect of reducing exports by 4.88% on average. Given the results from the study it is imperative for South Africa to harmonise its standards with its trading partners.Keywords. Gravity model, South Africa, Technical regulation, WTO.JEL. F10, F40.
 
Publisher Journal of Economics Library
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2017-04-07
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEL/article/view/1212
10.1453/jel.v4i1.1212
 
Source Journal of Economics Library; Vol 4, No 1 (2017): March; 64-75
2149-2379
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEL/article/view/1212/1251
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2017 Journal of Economics Library
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0