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Inclusive governance: SICA'S pending agenda with sexually diverse populations
The Central American Integration System (SICA) represents a long-standing initiative aimed at strengthening regional cooperation among member states. However, its implementation has revealed restrictions in the integration of inclusion and human…
Revisiting transparency standards in investor–state dispute settlement vis-a-vis third-party funding: how much transparency is too much transparency?
This article examines the relationship between transparency and legitimacy in investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) jurisprudence, particularly in the context of Third-Party Funding (TPF). The initial section of the paper scrutinizes transparency…
The Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on South African Agricultural Exports
The South African exchange rate has been volatile in recent years affecting the competitiveness of commodities in the market. Consequently, South African agricultural exporters have faced lower profitability or entire losses. More South Africa is…
Heterogeneous effects of real effective exchange rates on agricultural exports
Background: Enhancing South Africa-Southern African Development Community (SADC) intra-regional trade can strengthen economic connections, foster shared growth, and lessen reliance on external market shocks.Aim: The study aimed to determine the…
From Confrontation To Coexistence: An Appeal Opt-Out Arrangement As An Inclusive Approach To Revive The WTO Dispute Settlement System?
Resolving the crisis in the dispute settlement system is a priority issue for the reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and Members have made sustained efforts in this regard. Since the Twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12), discussions on…
Impact of Trade Openness and Exchange Rate Volatility on South Africa’s Industrial Growth: Assessment Using ARDL and SVAR Models
This paper explores the impact of trade openness and exchange rate volatility on South Africa’s industrial growth from 1980 to 2024 through a hybrid econometric framework combining Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Structural Vector…
Do real exchange rate changes matter for industrial policy in emerging markets?
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of real exchange rate (RER) changes on the growth rate of the agriculture, industrial, services, and extractive sectors. To this end, a panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model, for 19…
Real exchange rate changes and employment in emerging economies: Sectorial analysis
This study attempts to assess the reaction of sectorial employment shares to real exchange rate (RER) changes in 19 emerging economies over the period 1992–2020. To this end, a panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model was used. First, our…
The Threshold Effects of Exchange Rates on Agricultural Exports: A Flow from South Africa to the Southern African Development Community
The impact of exchange rates is a significant concern affecting trade in the SADC region. This study’s purpose is to assess the threshold effects of exchange rates on agricultural exports from SA to SADC from 2010 to 2022. A panel threshold…