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A Time Series Analysis of the Relationship between Manufacturing Economic Growth and Employment in South Africa

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  • Daniel MEYER

    (Faculty of Economic Sciences and IT North West University South Africa)

  • Richard McCAMEL

    (Faculty of Economic Sciences and IT North West University South Africa)

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Manufacturing provides a platform for innovation job creation investment and overall economic progression South Africa has the potential to be a manufacturing destination of choice However in the previous decade this country s manufacturing sector has been declining making an insufficient contribution to the country s Gross Domestic Product GDP and employment The study had the aim of establishing the relationship between the manufacturing sector economic output and employment in South Africa post 1994 Secondary data was collected for 84 quarters from 1994 Q1 to 2015 Q4 The Vector Autoregressive VAR model together with a multivariate cointegration approach were used to analyze the data The co integration test results indicated that the manufacturing sector has a positive long run relationship with GDP and employment However the relationship is only significant with GDP it is non significant with employment The Vector Error Correction Model VECM results established that there were no short run relationships between the variables The absence of such relationships was confirmed by the Granger causality test The final results of this study indicated that an increase in manufacturing results in GDP growth while it has the potential to create an enabling environment for employment creation

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  • Daniel MEYER & Richard McCAMEL, 2017. "A Time Series Analysis of the Relationship between Manufacturing Economic Growth and Employment in South Africa," Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, ASERS Publishing, vol. 8(4(26)), pages 1206-1218.
    • Handle: RePEc:srs:jarle0:v:8:y:2017:i:4(26):p:1206-1218
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    Cited by:

    1. Daniel Francois Meyer, 2018. "An Analysis of the Impact of Economic Growth, Political Instability and Exchange Rate on Tourism Growth in South Africa," Proceedings of the 11th International RAIS Conference, November 19-20, 2018 04DM, Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies.
    2. Pavitra Dhamija, 2020. "Economic Development and South Africa: 25 Years Analysis (1994 to 2019)," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 88(3), pages 298-322, September.
    3. Adeyemi A. Ogundipe & Favour O. Olarewaju, 2020. "Manufacturing Output and Labour Productivity: Evidence from ECOWAS," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 9, September.

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