product standards. Chapter 4 evaluates the growth experience of Mauritius in the light of the explanations put forward in the … empirical growth literature. As an African country Mauritius stands out as an exception, not only having a much higher growth … rate than an average African country but also maintaining growth as a sustained phenomenon. I demonstrate that this …

dynamic general equilibrium model with endogenous economic growth and heterogeneous overlapping generations. We calibrate the … model for the US economy. First, we establish that the net effect of a decline in population growth on the growth rate of … the growth performance and for individual welfare. Third, we show that the assessment of pension reform proposals may be …