Assessing the Impact of Structural Reforms on Potential Output: The Case of Morocco
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Summary:
This paper assesses Morocco’s potential output and the scope for structural reforms to reverse the downward trend in economic performance observed since the Global Financial Crisis. Using multivariate filtering (MVF) techniques, our analysis finds that the downward secular trend in potential growth was primarily driven by the decline in the contribution of labor inputs. We then combine production function and general equilibrium model approaches to provide estimates of the potential macroeconomic impact of Morocco’s structural reform agenda. The results suggest that the planned structural reforms could deliver sizable output gains in the medium to long term with reforms that would reduce the large gender gap in Morocco’s labor market yielding the greatest payoffs.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2023/222
Subject:
Labor Labor force participation Macrostructural analysis Potential output Production Production growth Structural reforms Total factor productivity
Frequency:
regular
English
Publication Date:
October 27, 2023
ISBN/ISSN:
9798400258411/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2023222
Format:
Paper
Pages:
34
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