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IGM Annual Conference 2021
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had severe economic impacts on countries across the world, plunging GDP growth and leaving many countries struggling with high unemployment rates. This is particularly pronounced in countries with limited fiscal space to take on the unprecedented health and socio-economic challenges posed by the pandemic.
This is also the case for Mozambique. But what exactly is the macroeconomic impact of COVID-19 in the country? How has it affected families and livelihoods? What are its effects in the local labour market, in particular for those working in the informal sector in urban centres? And most importantly, what implications do these impacts have for policy-making in planning recovery?
These are some of the questions to be raised during the IGM Annual Conference 2021, held on 24 November 2021 in a hybrid mode in Maputo, Mozambique. The event will bring together local and international academics and development practitioners to present and discuss recent research on the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique and their policy implications.
The conference is structured around three thematic sessions with topics ranging from macroeconomic and labour market impacts of COVID-19 to the impact of the pandemic on the economic development in urban areas of the country. The event culminates with a panel discussion on the policy implications of the research presented.
The conference will be held in a hybrid format. Due to COVID-19 related restrictions to organizing events in closed spaces, in-person participation is limited and is by invitation only.
The conference language will be Portuguese. Simultaneous interpretation Portuguese-English-Portuguese will be made available.
Preliminary programme – Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Session 1: Opening of the conference
| 08:00-08:30 | Registration and coffee/tea |
| 08:30-08:35 | Welcoming words Representative of IGM programme |
| 08:35-08:55 |
Opening of the conference |
| 08:55-09:00 |
Brief introduction to the theme and programme of the conference |
Session 2: Economic impact of COVID-19
| 09:00-09:05 |
Introduction to the theme and to the speakers |
| 09:05-09:25 |
The macroeconomic impact of COVID-19 in Mozambique: A social accounting matrix approach |
| 09:25-09:45 |
Results of a telephone survey on the impact of COVID-19 in Mozambique |
| 09:45-10:05 |
As políticas de resposta do COVID-19 e o sistema de benefícios fiscais existente em Moçambique na resposta da mitigação da pandemia do COVID-19 em 2020 |
| 10:05-10:15 |
Q&A Michael Keller, Research Fellow, University of Copenhagen Moderator |
| 10:15-10:25 |
Commentator: Summary of research findings presented in Session 2 and some policy implications |
| 10:25-10:45 | Coffee break |
Session 3: Labour market impacts of COVID-19
| 10:45-10:50 |
Introduction to the theme and to the speakers |
| 10:50-11:05 |
Graduating in the shadow of the pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 on the transition of young Mozambicans from school to work |
| 11.05-11:20 |
Adding insult to injury: the impacts of COVID-19 on urban youth in Mozambique |
| 11:20-11:40 |
Essential work: using a social reproduction lens to investigate the re-organization of work during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 11:40-12:00 |
Informal freelancers in the time of COVID-19. Insights from a digital matching platform in Mozambique |
| 12:00-12:15 |
Q&A |
| 12:15-12:25 |
Commentator: Summary of research findings presented in Session 3 and some policy implications |
| 12:25-13:30 | Lunch |
Session 4: COVID-19 and economic development in urban centres
| 13:30-13:35 |
Introduction to the theme and to the speakers |
| 13:35-13:55 |
The role of trust in compliance with social distancing measures in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 13:55-14:15 |
Economic inequality in Mozambique: causes, effects and solutions |
| 14:15-14:35 |
Impact of COVID-19 on the urban informal sector |
| 14:35-14:50 |
Q&A |
| 14:50-15:00 |
Commentator: Summary of research findings presented in Session 4 and some policy implications |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break |
Session 5: Panel discussion | 'Economic impact of COVID-19 in Mozambique: what are the policy implications?'
| 15:30-15:35 |
Opening of session 5 and a brief introduction to the topic |
| 15:35-15:50 |
Introduction to the theme |
| 15:50-15:55 |
Presentation of the members of the panel |
| 15:55-16:20 |
Panel discussion:
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| 16:20-16:50 |
Debate |
| 16:50-17:00 |
Closing of the event |