Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Douglas Barrios Author-Email: douglas_barrios@hks.harvard.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Center for International Development at Harvard University Author-Name: Frank Muci Author-Workplace-Name: Center for International Development at Harvard University Author-Name: Jessie Lu Author-Name: Jorge Tudela Pye Author-Name: Miguel Angel Santos Author-Email: miguel_santos@hks.harvard.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Center for International Development at Harvard University Author-Person: psa1518 Author-Name: Nikita Taniparti Author-Workplace-Name: Center for International Development at Harvard University Author-Name: Ricardo Hausmann Author-Email: ricardo_hausmann@harvard.edu Author-Workplace-Name: Harvard's Growth Lab Author-Person: pha552 Title: A Growth Diagnostic of Namibia Abstract: The Growth Lab at Harvard University has partnered with the Government of Namibia to develop research that results in inputs for a policy strategy aimed at promoting sustainable and inclusive growth. The Growth Diagnostic is a cornerstone of the ongoing research engagement and is meant at providing an overview of the most binding constraints to Namibia’s economic performance and outlining how these relate in a systemic way to the concurrent challenges of growth, fiscal sustainability, and inclusion. The report is organized in six sections, including this Executive Summary. Section 2 outlines the Growth Diagnostic methodology. Section 3 provides a summary of the growth trajectory of Namibia and the challenges facing inclusive growth. Section 4 covers the main takeaways of the analysis conducted in each of the branches of the Growth Diagnostics Tree, including those related to access to finance, low social returns, government failures, and agglomeration of collective knowhow. Section 5 concludes by highlighting potential binding and providing inputs for a collaborative exploration of why these issues have persisted and become an equilibrium. Creation-Date: 2022-02 Keywords: Namibia, Growth Diagnostics Number: 183 Handle: RePEc:glh:wpfacu:183 File-Url: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/files/growthlab/files/2022-02-cid-wp-405-namibia-growth-diagnostic.pdf File-Format: application/pdf