In brief | Inclusive growth in Mozambique

Policy brief

Universal subsidy for children between 0 - 2 years old as a strategy to reduce poverty and inequality in Mozambique

Geral A. Bazo, Zeca Saide, Morais Sapula and Vanda...

This brief estimates the impact of introducing a universal child allowance on the levels of poverty and inequality in Mozambique and provides estimates of the costs of its expansion.

May 2021

Research brief

Is technical and vocational education and training a solution for youth unemployment?

UNU-WIDER

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is often seen as a silver bullet resolving issues ranging from youth unemployment to labour market-related structural change.

May 2021

Policy brief

Closing the gap of old age social protection (in Portuguese)

Imarciana Cunamizana, Marcos Muianga, Celso...

This policy brief aims to assess the impact of different scenarios for introducing an old-age pension in Mozambique on the country's levels of poverty and inequality, as well as the necessary fiscal space.

April 2021

Opinion

Adding insult to injury: the impacts of COVID-19 on urban youth in Mozambique

Eva-Maria Egger, Ivan Manhique and Finn Tarp

The negative economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique range from reduced social interaction to business closures, job losses, and increased poverty.

April 2021

Opinion

Infrastructure spend: insights from the effect of a bridge across the Zambezi on maize prices

Sam Jones

Investments in infrastructure – such as roads – typically aim to reduce transport costs, stimulate trade and make new production activities viable.

March 2021

Opinion

A conference fit for 2020 and beyond

Finn Tarp

From the very beginning, the annual conference has been the flagship event of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme.

December 2020

Opinion

Tackling inequalities with evidence — notes from the IGM annual conference

Silvestre Matola

At its 2020 annual conference, the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme and participants logging in from all over the world.

December 2020

Opinion

Evidence matters for inclusive growth policy

Gimelgo Xirinda

Like many developing countries, Mozambique is struggling with problems of poverty, inequality, low productivity, unemployment, and low institutional capacity.

December 2020

Opinion

Barriers to opportunity for students in Mozambique

Anna Schnupp

Vocational education graduates share their hopes and fears for the future as they enter the working world.

September 2020

Opinion

Graduating in the shadow of the pandemic

Ivan Manhique and Gimelgo Xirinda

Since appearing in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the world into an unprecedented health and socioeconomic crisis.

August 2020

Research brief

Multidimensional poverty in times of multiple crises

UNU-WIDER

After decades of war and conflict, Mozambique and its economy experienced a strong recovery from the 1990s into the 2000s. However, between 2015 and 2018 multiple crises unfolded in Mozambique.

July 2020

Opinion

Is vocational education the fast track to employment in Mozambique?

Anna Schnupp

Technical and vocational education and training is often put forward as the solution to youth unemployment — but to prove its worth, better evidence is needed.

MAY 2020

Opinion

Is Mozambique prepared for a lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Sam Jones, Eva-Maria Egger and Ricardo Santos

We calculated a lockdown readiness index for Mozambique and the results don’t look good.

April 2020

Opinion

What should Mozambique do with the revenue from natural gas projects? Part III

Ivandra Vieira, Gerson Baza and Silvana Mondlane

At the beginning of this decade, large offshore natural gas fields were discovered in north-east Mozambique. Investment is now flowing into the country, and a boom in the natural gas sector is expected. According to...

April 2019

Opinion

What should Mozambique do with the revenue from natural gas projects? Part II

Gimelgo Xirinda and Esmeralda Napaua

April 2019

Opinion

What should Mozambique do with the revenue from natural gas projects? Part I

Isa Chiconela and Edson Mazive

April 2019