South African firms in the global economy - An interview with Lawrence Edwards
Channel: UNU-WIDER
Date: 21/10/2016

How can South African firms, in particular manufacturing firms, integrate into the global economy?

This question was addressed in a joint project in which UNU-WIDER collaborated in analyzing previously unavailable micro firm-level data. The project linked firm income tax data, employment data and trade data for understanding the role of South African firms within the global environment and how the imports are associated with firm performance and outcomes.

Lawrence Edwards of the University of Cape Town explains how the collaboration with UNU-WIDER was carried out and discusses the findings and new economic insights that the project provided.

0:15 What is the work you are conducting with UNU-WIDER?
1:16 Why is this important and new?
3:30 What might one discover?
5:30 Why is that a strong model?

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Music CC BY 3.0: Kevin MacLeod - At The Shore