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Dr Vanessa Tang

Dr Vanessa Tang

Senior Lecturer

Discipline Economics
Email

Tangv@ukzn.ac.za

Contact

+27 33 260 5001

Campus Pietermaritzburg
Office Address New Arts Building 3rd Floor Room 325

Academic Qualifications

  • B.Com (Hons) University of Port Elizabeth (UPE)
  • M. Phil Stellenbosch University (SU)
  • PhD University of Johannesburg (UJ)

Biography

Vanessa Tang is a lecturer in International Economics and policy development consultant at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Johannesburg, RSA. She has consulted for various organizations including most recently the African Development Bank, African Union and African Capacity Building Foundation. She has published numerous papers in books, journals and government reports on issues related to international trade, welfare, tourism, special economic zones and regional economic integration. Her most recent co-edited book is titled Development and Sustainable Growth of Mauritius.

Research Interests

  • International Trade
  • Development Economics
  • Regional Economic Integration

Professional Qualifications

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Education (UNISA)

Selected Publications

  • SAMY, Y. and TANG, V.T. 2025. Mauritius: The Evolution and Dynamics of Income Inequality in the Context of Structural Transformation. In The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy. UK, Oxford University Press.
  • MUGUMISI, N. and TANG, V.T. 2025. Manufacturing Efficiency in BRICS+ Countries: A Fractional Meta-Regression Analysis. Journal of Asian Economic Integration.
  • N,.M.G and Shaw, T.M. 2019. The Making of a Developmental African State. In Development and Sustainable Growth of Mauritius. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
  • TANG, V. T., TREGENNA,.F and DIKGANG, J 2019. Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Mauritius. In Development and Sustainable Growth of Mauritius. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
  • TANG, V. T. 2019. Zoning in on Mauritius Special Economic Zones: Structure, Evolution and Economic Impact. In Development and Sustainable Growth of Mauritius. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
  • TANG, V. T. 2019.Export sophistication and Bilateral Trade in Mauritius. In Development and Sustainable Growth of Mauritius. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
  • KOBENA, H., TANG,.V. T and MUGUTO, H,T 2019. The Service export-Led Growth Hypothesis In Mauritius. In Development and Sustainable Growth of Mauritius. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
  • TANG V.T. and TREGENNA. F 2019. An input-Output Analysis of Mauritius Economy In Development and Sustainable Growth of Mauritius. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Atta-Mensah, J., TANG, V.T and Shaw T.M. 2019. Towards Economic Transformation: The Way Forward for Africa. In Development and Sustainable Growth of Mauritius. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
  • HANSON, K. and TANG, V.T. 2020. Perspectives on Disruptive Innovations and Africa’s Services Sector. In Disruptive Technologies, Innovation and Development in Africa. Switzerland, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • HANSON, K., TANG, V.T and MUTULA, K. 2023. Fostering Africa’s Digital Trade in Services and Green Economy. In Sustainable Development, Digitalization and the Green Economy in Africa Post Covid-19. UK, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • MUTULA, K. and TANG, V.T. 2024. Testing the Pecking Order Theory of Capital Structure on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Africa. In The Diasporean II: Perspectives from Beyond Southern Africa. RSA, Alternation African Scholarship Book Series.