Reforming ports for rivalry in South Africa
The port sector in South Africa is currently
undergoing significant reforms, with port
concessions and joint ventures taking
place at a number of ports. The
Department of Transport
Is competition the missing piece in South Africa’s port reform puzzle?
Every delay at South Africa’s ports ripples
across the economy, from exporters
missing shipment deadlines to higher
prices for everyday goods. The World Bank
estimates a country in the…
Webinar: SA-TIED Seminar Series: Reforming ports for rivalry
In this #SATIED Seminar Series Ryan
Hawthorne presents new research on
South Africa’s ongoing port reforms and
their implications for efficiency,
competition, and private-sector…
Competition between banks and mobile money providers
We estimate a discrete choice model of
demand for banking and mobile money
services for Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho,
and South Africa. There is some evidence
that bank and mobile money services…
Economic Regulation for Green Hydrogen
Economic regulation is necessary to
restrain the abuse of market power by
firms which control natural monopolies in
key infrastructure such as transmission
grids, ports and railway networks…
Basic income grant options for South Africa
The recent unrest in South Africa prompted
the Acacia Economics team to consider
the options for a basic income grant using
Statistics South Africa….
Digitalisation In Africa and its Impact…
In recent years, the significant
improvements in technology and
introduction of digital technologies have
significantly increased the range of uses
and applications possible…
The importance of economics in assessing information exchange
The rise of online retail internationally has
raised an apocalyptic spectre of empty
malls, dying city centres, local factory
closures and rising unemployment…
Competition, barriers to entry and inclusive growth
Telecommunications is one of the
facilitators of economic growth and
participation. As such, countries care
about the competitive outcomes in the
market. When competition works in…
Review of economic regulation of the telecommunications sector
The telecommunications sector is
characterised by incumbent firms that
benefit from network effects, which occur
where belonging to a network is more
valuable the greater the…