simon roberts

simon roberts

University of Johannesburg

H-index: 25

Africa-South Africa

About simon roberts

simon roberts, With an exceptional h-index of 25 and a recent h-index of 16 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Johannesburg, specializes in the field of Competition Economics, Industrial Development, Competition Policy.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Sustainable Energy Transitions for African Petroleum Producers

Grower Power for Value Creation in High-Value Horticulture? The Case of Citrus in South Africa

Concentration, market structure and barriers to entry in the vegetable oil value chain in East and Southern Africa

Economic Regulation for Green Hydrogen: Weighing-up alternatives

Multinationals and competition in poultry value chains in South Africa, Zambia, and Malawi

Competition, trade, and sustainability in agriculture and food markets in Africa

Industrial policy for a just transition to a green economy: The importance of regional food value chains in Southern Africa

Cementing regional integration or building walls? Competition, cartels and regional integration in the cement industry in Africa

simon roberts Information

University

Position

Professor of Economics

Citations(all)

2586

Citations(since 2020)

1218

Cited By

1685

hIndex(all)

25

hIndex(since 2020)

16

i10Index(all)

70

i10Index(since 2020)

38

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University of Johannesburg

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simon roberts Skills & Research Interests

Competition Economics

Industrial Development

Competition Policy

Top articles of simon roberts

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Sustainable Energy Transitions for African Petroleum Producers

Jesse Salah Ovadia

Antonio Andreoni

Simon Roberts

Celso M Monjane

Ellen Davis

...

2024/2/21

Grower Power for Value Creation in High-Value Horticulture? The Case of Citrus in South Africa

The European Journal of Development Research

Shingie Chisoro

Simon Roberts

2024/2

Concentration, market structure and barriers to entry in the vegetable oil value chain in East and Southern Africa

Kondwani Kaonga

Grace Nsomba

Simon Roberts

Olwethu Shedi

Isaac Tausha

...

2023/12

Economic Regulation for Green Hydrogen: Weighing-up alternatives

Ryan Hawthorne Sha’ista Goga

Simon Roberts

2023/9

Multinationals and competition in poultry value chains in South Africa, Zambia, and Malawi

Sumayya Goga

Simon Roberts

2023/8

Competition, trade, and sustainability in agriculture and food markets in Africa

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Simon Roberts

2023/1/1

Industrial policy for a just transition to a green economy: The importance of regional food value chains in Southern Africa

Lauralyn Kaziboni

Simon Roberts

2022/2

Cementing regional integration or building walls? Competition, cartels and regional integration in the cement industry in Africa

The World Economy

Simon Roberts

Witness Simbanegavi

Thando Vilkazi

2022/11

The Political Economy of Structural Transformation

Structural transformation in South Africa: The challenges of inclusive industrial development in a middle-income country

Pamela Mondliwa

Simon Roberts

2022/1

Governing digital platform power for industrial development: towards an entrepreneurial-regulatory state

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Antonio Andreoni

Simon Roberts

2022/11/1

Competition and regulation of mobile money platforms in Africa: a comparative analysis of Kenya and Uganda

Review of Industrial Organization

Anthea Paelo

Simon Roberts

2022/1

Geopolitics of critical minerals in renewable energy supply chains: assessing conditionalities on the use of technology, market capture and the implications for Africa

Antonio Andreoni

Simon Roberts

2022/9/23

Assessing agriculture & food markets in Eastern and southern Africa: an agenda for regional competition enforcement

Grace Nsomba

Simon Roberts

Ntombifuthi Tshabalala

Earnest Manjengwa

2022/4

It’s time to rethink SADC’s transformative industrialisation for a just transition: Lessons from agro-processing regional value chains

Lauralyn Kaziboni

Simon Roberts

2022/2

Green hydrogen for industry and the challenges for an entrepreneurial-regulatory state

Antonio Andreoni

Simon Roberts

2022/12

in South Africa and Beyond

Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country

Simon Roberts

Fiona Tregenna

2021/7/15

Assessing agriculture markets in Eastern and Southern Africa: Implications for inclusion, climate change and the case for a market observatory

Grace Nsomba

Simon Roberts

Ntombifuthi Tshabalala

2021/11

Industry associations as growth coalitions: Lessons from South Africa’s citrus industry ‘we need to talk about citrus!’

Shingie Chisoro-Dube

Simon Roberts

IDTT Policy Brief

2021/4

Innovation and inclusion in South Africa's citrus industry

Shingie Chisoro-Dube

Simon Roberts

2021/10

Competition, Productive Capabilities and Structural Transformation in South Africa

The European Journal of Development Research

Pamela Mondliwa

Sumayya Goga

Simon Roberts

2021/4

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Co-Authors

H-index: 26
Antonio Andreoni

Antonio Andreoni

University College London

H-index: 25
Fiona Tregenna

Fiona Tregenna

University of Johannesburg

H-index: 24
Lance van Sittert

Lance van Sittert

University of Cape Town

H-index: 14
Reena das Nair

Reena das Nair

University of Johannesburg

H-index: 14
Thando Vilakazi

Thando Vilakazi

University of Johannesburg

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