ABSTRACT
The population module uses a multi-state population projection model that includes age, sex, education and labour force participation. High fertility limits women’s participation in the labour force, declining fertility increases the available labour supply. High fertility limits women’s participation in the labour force, declining fertility increases the available labour supply. The population module can be run separately as an independent model. It is connected to the economy model by the output of labour distinguished by age, sex and education, and the input of consumption by age and education. The selection of sectors is closely tailored to the Mauritian economy. The model is run together with the population, land use and water modules, and there are some specified pairs of variables that, for realistic scenarios, either must have similar values, or only one of the two can be larger.
