Morocco: Selected Issues
IMF Staff Country Reports, March 1, 2017
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- Published: March 1, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475583519.002
Key findings on gender inequality and growth
- Quantifies the effect of gender inequality in Morocco on growth, compared with groups of faster growing countries.
- Closing the overall gender gap would help narrow up to 1 percentage point the difference between Morocco’s GDP per capita and that of benchmark countries in other regions.
- Simulations show that gradually closing gender gaps in the labor force participation rate could lead to significant income gains over the long term.
Analysis and projections
- Comparative analysis against faster-growing country groups highlights the contribution of gender gaps to Morocco’s GDP per capita shortfall (up to 1 percentage point).
- Long-term simulations indicate that increases in female labor force participation translate into significant cumulative income gains (described as “significant income gains over the long term” in the analysis).
Policy recommendations
- Invest in secondary education for women.
- Invest in infrastructure to support female labor market integration.
- Reform tax policies and laws that discriminate against women.
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