This study empirically examines the causal relationship between trade openness and economic prosperity in South Africa with quarterly data from 1970 to 2017. The analysis is disaggregated into pre-1994 and post-1994 to capture the economic situation…
The impact of trade agreements can vary between different groups of people, mainly because they play different roles in society, markets, and the economy, and they enjoy different opportunities. Hence, if trade agreements are designed without taking…