Abstract
The study presented in this chapter applies a dynamic CGE model to the analysis of the “ocean economy”, a somewhat new economic construct that reflects both a renewed attention to the potential contribution of ocean resources to economic growth as well as the perception of the ocean as an endangered ecosystem. The empirical application of the study concernes the economy of Mauritius, a dynamic country that has a recently chosen to base its strategy for long term growth on the valorization of its ample and promising ocean resources. A dynamic CGE model especially designed to address some of the key issues of an ocean economy investment strategy was developed as part of a World Bank project, and is based on a large data base and a joint effort with the Statistics Mauritius and a local technical team.
The CGE model presented in this chapter has been developed with the support of the World Bank (see Cervigni and Scandizzo 2017 for further references).
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Scandizzo, P.L., Cervigni, R., Ferrarese, C. (2018). A CGE Model for Mauritius Ocean Economy. In: Perali, F., Scandizzo, P. (eds) The New Generation of Computable General Equilibrium Models. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58533-8_8
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