Morocco: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2017/065, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper quantifies the effect of gender inequality in Morocco on growth, compared with groups of faster growing countries. The results highlight the effect of closing the overall gender gap, which 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 also show that gradually closing gender gaps in the labor force participation rate could lead to significant income gains over the long term. Policy recommendations to promote gender equality include investing in secondary education for women and in infrastructure and reforming tax policies and laws that discriminate against women.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; Morocco; center; GDP; labor force participation; REER elasticity; IMF staff calculation; elasticity of export; value chain; labor compensation; export basket composition; credit demand and supply; Morocco's effort; Credit; Gender inequality; Real effective exchange rates; Women; Gender budgeting; Global; Maghreb; Middle East and Central Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39
Date: 2017-03-01
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