The Centre for Competition, \nRegulation and Economic Development \nis an academic research centre \nhoused in the School of Economics \nat the University of Johannesburg\u2019s \nCollege of Business and Economics.<\/span><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tRESEARCH THEMES<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCCRED\u2019s research explores various themes in three primary pillars and the intersections between these. These are competition and barriers to entry; inclusive regional value chains; and industrial development and structural transformation and inclusion in South Africa and the continent.
Additionally, our research examines cross-cutting themes, including climate change, digitalisation and the digital economy, which are embedded within these pillars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCompetition + Barriers to Entry<\/strong><\/p>Barriers to Entry create and reinforce the market power of large and lead firms, leading to higher prices, lower levels of innovation, and a less competitive and inclusive economy.<\/p>
This theme explores the landscape of market competition, structures, regulatory frameworks, and strategic considerations to uncover the obstacles faced by new entrants that are shaping competitive environments today.<\/p>
Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal + Regional Value Chains<\/strong><\/p>Technological and organisational changes have facilitated the organisation of economic activity across multiple firms in geographically dispersed locations worldwide, in what is termed global value chains.<\/p>
This theme unravels the patterns of value creation and capture by exploring the linkages and power relationships governing multiple stakeholders and the interconnectedness of production, distribution, and consumption across global and regional value chains.<\/p>
Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
RESEARCH THEMES<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCCRED\u2019s research explores various themes in three primary pillars and the intersections between these. These are competition and barriers to entry; inclusive regional value chains; and industrial development and structural transformation and inclusion in South Africa and the continent.
Additionally, our research examines cross-cutting themes, including climate change, digitalisation and the digital economy, which are embedded within these pillars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCompetition + Barriers to Entry<\/strong><\/p>Barriers to Entry create and reinforce the market power of large and lead firms, leading to higher prices, lower levels of innovation, and a less competitive and inclusive economy.<\/p>
This theme explores the landscape of market competition, structures, regulatory frameworks, and strategic considerations to uncover the obstacles faced by new entrants that are shaping competitive environments today.<\/p>
Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal + Regional Value Chains<\/strong><\/p>Technological and organisational changes have facilitated the organisation of economic activity across multiple firms in geographically dispersed locations worldwide, in what is termed global value chains.<\/p>
This theme unravels the patterns of value creation and capture by exploring the linkages and power relationships governing multiple stakeholders and the interconnectedness of production, distribution, and consumption across global and regional value chains.<\/p>
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CCRED\u2019s research explores various themes in three primary pillars and the intersections between these. These are competition and barriers to entry; inclusive regional value chains; and industrial development and structural transformation and inclusion in South Africa and the continent.
Additionally, our research examines cross-cutting themes, including climate change, digitalisation and the digital economy, which are embedded within these pillars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCompetition + Barriers to Entry<\/strong><\/p> Barriers to Entry create and reinforce the market power of large and lead firms, leading to higher prices, lower levels of innovation, and a less competitive and inclusive economy.<\/p> This theme explores the landscape of market competition, structures, regulatory frameworks, and strategic considerations to uncover the obstacles faced by new entrants that are shaping competitive environments today.<\/p> Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t Global + Regional Value Chains<\/strong><\/p> Technological and organisational changes have facilitated the organisation of economic activity across multiple firms in geographically dispersed locations worldwide, in what is termed global value chains.<\/p> This theme unravels the patterns of value creation and capture by exploring the linkages and power relationships governing multiple stakeholders and the interconnectedness of production, distribution, and consumption across global and regional value chains.<\/p> Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t