Inclusive growth in Mozambique – scaling-up research and capacity

The Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) is a research and capacity development programme supporting Mozambique since 2015 in designing evidence-based policies that support inclusive growth benefitting the poorest and most vulnerable groups. It is implemented by the National Directorate of Economic and Development Policies (DNPED) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique (MEF) and the Centre for Economic and Management Studies (CEEG) of the Faculty of Economics of the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) in partnership with the Development Economics Research Group at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH-DERG) and the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER).

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Report
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Intergenerational Social Mobility in Mozambique

Giulia Barletta, Finn Tarp and Sam Jones

This report is the result of an analysis of intergenerational social mobility in Mozambique using data collected from six administrative posts across four provinces (Maputo, Zambézia, Sofala, and Nampula) under the Vulnerable Lives Survey (VLS).

February 2025

Workshop
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Workshop on Macroeconomic Modelling
Workshop on macroeconomic modelling On Monday, 17 March 2025, the National Directorate of Economic Policies and Development (DNPED) of the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD) organizes an internal workshop on macroeconomic modelling to discuss...

March 2025

Research brief
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Intergenerational mobility in Mozambique
A recent study provides new insights into intergenerational social mobility in Mozambique, focusing on education and occupation, as well as multidimensional and subjective well-being. This adds an important perspective to existing national poverty and well-being...

February 2025

Public Forum
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Report launch: Agricultural development in Mozambique 2002-2020
On Friday, 21 February 2025, the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme will launch a report entitled ‘Agricultural development in Mozambique 2002-2020: trends, challenges and opportunities’. The event will take place at 9:30-12:15 in Maputo...

21 February 2025

Report
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Agricultural development in Mozambique

Márcia Chelengo, Sofiaré Jamu, Hanna Berkel, Peter...

This report examines the trends, challenges, and opportunities in Mozambique’s agricultural sector from 2002 to 2020, with a particular emphasis on smallholder farming. It is based on a novel dataset produced under the Inclusive growth...

February 2025

Opinion
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Agricultural development in Mozambique 2002–2020

Sofiare Jamú

Importance of agriculture Agriculture is fundamental to Mozambique’s national development as stated in the constitution. It is the primary source of income for over 70% of the population and contributes 23% to the country’s GDP...

February 2025

Workshop
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Workshop on agriculture dataset
On 24 February, the National Directorate of Economic Policies and Development (DNPED) of the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD), in partnership with the Centre for Economic and Management Studies (CEEG) of the Faculty of...

24 February 2024

Working paper
Can social pensions for the elderly mitigate shocks?

Sara Almeida, Hanna Berkel, Sam Jones, Patricia...

This study investigates the contribution of Mozambique’s flagship social pension programme, the Programa de Subsídio Social Básico, to building resilience against shocks. Applying a fuzzy regression discontinuity approach to bespoke survey data, we separate direct...

February 2025

News
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CEEG Call for Papers 2025 is now open
The Center for Economic and Management Studies (CEEG) of the Faculty of Economics (FACECO), University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), has launched a Call for Papers. The objective of this ongoing call, organized with the support...

December 2025