Mauritius: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
IMF Staff Country Reports, August 9, 2005
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Bibliographic details
- Published: August 9, 2005
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451827804.002
Overview
- Provides background information and analytical support for key policy issues discussed in the 2004 Article IV Consultation discussions with Mauritius.
- Assesses the impact of the erosion of trade preferences on exports, growth, and employment.
- Analyzes labor market institutions and low-skilled employment in Mauritius.
Key findings, projections, and assessment focus
- Impact of trade preference erosion is assessed under two scenarios:
- a moderate scenario
- an extreme scenario
- To quantify adverse impacts, the paper estimates:
- various elasticities of GDP growth to exports
- elasticities of unemployment to growth
Analytical methods and scenarios
- Uses scenario analysis (moderate and extreme) to evaluate effects on:
- exports
- economic growth
- employment/unemployment
- Employs elasticity estimation to link:
- changes in exports to GDP growth
- changes in GDP growth to unemployment outcomes
Labor market analysis
- Detailed examination of:
- labor market institutions
- low-skilled employment
- Investigates issues relevant to:
- labor market rigidity
- wage compression
- quality firm-worker match
Subjects and keywords covered
- Subjects: Agricultural commodities; Commodities; Corporate bonds; Financial institutions; Financial markets; Inflation targeting; Labor; Labor markets; Monetary policy; Securities markets; Unemployment
- Keywords: Africa; Agricultural commodities; article IV consultation report; bond market; corporate bond bond market; Corporate bonds; CR; Global; Inflation targeting; ISCR; labor market rigidity; Mauritius; quality firm-worker match; Securities markets; Southeast Asia; Unemployment; wage compression; Western Europe; worker