Mauritius: The Drivers of Growth – Can the Past Be Extended?

Katsiaryna Svirydzenka and Martin Petri

Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2017, vol. 2, issue 8, 54-83

Abstract: Mauritius’s economic performance since its independence has been called “the Mauritian miracle” and the “success of Africa” (Romer, 1992; Frankel, 2010; Stiglitz, 2011). However, the future growth potential is more uncertain. In this paper, we use growth accounting to analyze the sources of past growth and project potential ranges of future growth through 2033 under various policies. Growth averaged 41 percent over the past 20 years. Our baseline suggests future growth rates around 31 percent, but growth could reach 4–5 percent with strong pro-active policies including (i) improving investment and savings rates; (ii) improving the efficiency of social spending and public enterprise reforms; (iii) investment in education and education reforms; (iii) labor market reforms; and (iv) further measures to reduce bottlenecks and increase productivity. With policies capable of generating 5 percent growth, Mauritius could reach high-income status in 2021, 4 years earlier than under the baseline.

Keywords: Growth; Mauritius; Growth accounting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F4 O1 O2 O4 O5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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