Mauritius: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

August 9, 2005

Summary

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix provide background information and analytical support for key policy issues discussed in the 2004 Article IV Consultation discussions with Mauritius. The impact of the erosion of trade preferences on exports, growth, and employment is assessed under two scenarios—a moderate and an extreme scenario. To quantify the adverse impact of trade liberalization, the paper estimates various elasticities of GDP growth to exports, and unemployment to growth. The paper also analyzes the labor market institutions and low-skilled employment in Mauritius.

Subject: 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

Pages:
149
Volume:
2005
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451827804.002
Issue:
280
Series:
Country Report No. 2005/280
Stock No:
1MUSEA2005001
ISBN:
9781451827804
ISSN:
1934-7685

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