1. CROSS-COUNTRY WORKSHOP FOR IMPACT EVALUATIONS IN FINANCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Dakar, February 1-4, 2010
Country: Mauritius
Ministry of Finance and Economic Empowerment
Mauritius Economic Transition Technical Assistance Project (METTAP)
Team:
Mr. C. Charitar, Principal Financial and Management Analyst
Mr. A. Ramdhany, Financial and Management Analyst
Mr. N. Raffique, Financial and Management Analyst

2. Mauritius

3. Mauritius Economic Transition Technical Assistance Project
Project Development Objective (PDO)
Title
To improve the performance of targeted institutions and services that contribute to an improved investment climate in Mauritius.

4. Mauritius Economic Transition Technical Assistance Project
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Title
METTAP is an instrument by which the Government seeks to reorient the economy from dependence on the traditional economic sectors to a high-tech, services-oriented economy, i.e. a first-class climate for private business, and an appropriate infrastructure platform which will be central to the country’s ability to attract domestic and foreign investment to emerging sectors.
How?
reducing the regulatory burden and costs of doing business;
improving utility/infrastructure service delivery to the private sector;
expanding access to finance; and
facilitating public-private partnerships in key infrastructure sectors,
Outcome!
Improvement in productivity and competitiveness at the firm level.

5. Mauritius Economic Transition Technical Assistance Project
PROJECT COMPONENTS
Title
The Project is structured around the following three pillars:
Component One: Business facilitation;
Component Two: Public Enterprise Reform;
Component Three: Utility Regulation & Public Private Partnerships

6. PRIORITIES FOR LEARNING: INTERVENTIONS
Title
Business Facilitation:
Simplifying Business Licensing Procedures;
Improving Access to Commercial Justice;
Improving Land Title Registration Services; and
Extending Coverage of the Credit Reference Bureau to Improve Access to Finance.

7. Mauritius Economic Transition Technical Assistance Project
EVALUATION QUESTIONS
Title
(i) Simplifying Business Licensing Procedures
Change in the number of firms registered
Large firms
Small and Medium size firms
Both categorized into :
sectors, nature of business activities, gender, and whether domestic or foreign

8. Mauritius Economic Transition Technical Assistance Project
EVALUATION QUESTIONS
Title
(ii) Improving Access to Commercial Justice
Number of commercial cases registered
Number of commercial disputes resolved
All categorized into :
Size of firms, sectors, nature of business activities, gender, and whether domestic or foreign

9. Title EVALUATION QUESTIONS
(iii) Improving Land Title Registration Services
Number of land-based assets registered and/or securitized

10. Title EVALUATION QUESTIONS All categorized into :
(iv) Extending Coverage of the Credit Reference Bureau to Improve Access to Finance
Number of enquiries made.
All categorized into :
Size of firms, sectors, nature of business activities, gender, and whether domestic or foreign

11. Mauritius Economic Transition Technical Assistance Project
EVALUATION DESIGN
Title
Small country, all-at-once reform rather than staggering in in different municipalities
Design is a difference-in-differences approach, comparing changes in firms affected by the reform to changes in firms not (or less affected) by the reform
E.g. Business registration reform:
Large firms will register anyway
Medium/Small firms may change rate of entry in response to reform
Relying on time series pattern in registrations for the different sectors.

12. Example
No. of Firms

13. Title TIMELINE FOR IMPACT EVALUATION
Mauritius Economic Transition Technical Assistance Project
TIMELINE FOR IMPACT EVALUATION
Title
Project Life
It’s a five year implementation programme starting from Year 2009.
IE can start as from Year 3, and could be more effective after Year 5
Collection of data
Captured from the records of the Implementing Agencies; and/or
from periodical surveys by relevant agencies including the Central Statistical Office (CSO), the Board of investment (BOI), and the World Bank.

14. Thank You