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The magnitude of returns to colonial-era investments in Africa has been addressed in an extensive literature, as have the nature and legacies of extractive colonial institutions.
Junho de 2022
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Can digital labour market platforms reduce search frictions in either formal or informal labour markets? We study this question using a randomized experiment embedded in a tracer study of the work transitions of graduates.
Junho de 2022
Artigo de jornal
THIS ARTICLE IS ON EARLY VIEW | This study assesses the economic costs of COVID-19 and the state of emergency implemented by the Government of Mozambique.
Rosário Betho, Marcia Chelengo, Sam Jones, Michael...
Artigo de jornal
A wide range of evidence shows systematic differences in health status among social groups, which are associated with unequal exposure to and distribution of the social determinants of health (SDH).
Outubro de 2021
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This paper explores agricultural performance of Mozambique, its institutional weaknesses, and the underlying factors that underpin an unsatisfactory performance during many decades.
Agosto de 2021
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Participação informada: os efeitos do tratamento da informação na não resposta do painel (em inglês)
This paper builds on a longitudinal school-to-work transition phone survey experiment to quantify the effects on attrition of communicating with participants. Specifically, we study the impact of sending topically relevant information on job market conditions...
August 2021
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The paper brings out how difficult it is to make institutional reforms work, within a structure of political and economic power that may not benefit from them, even in the context of a high degree...
Agosto de 2021
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Using panel data of manufacturing enterprises in Mozambique between 2012 and 2017, we investigate how changes in perceived quality of governance are related to firms’ law compliance. Controlling for firm-level unobserved heterogeneity, we look at...
Julho de 2021
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Despite the severe negative economic shock associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence from many contexts points to a surge in sales on online platforms, as well as shifts in the composition of demand.
Junho de 2021
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Cyclone Idai, the most devastating cyclone ever recorded in Southern Africa, caused havoc in large parts of central Mozambique, especially the port city of Beira, upon its landfall in March 2019. This study reviews and...
Junho de 2021
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This study assesses the impact of four coal mines in Mozambique on the socioeconomic outcomes of the local population. We combine four waves of household surveys with coal mine locations data and employ a difference-in-difference...
Junho de 2021
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O presente estudo avalia o impacto da pandemia da COVID-19 e do estado de emergência implementado pelo Governo de Moçambique (GdM) na pobreza de consumo dos agregados familiares. Para prever alterações no rendimento e os...
Junho de 2021
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Neste estudo, juntamo-nos à nova e crescente literatura perguntando-se como a confiança em 18 países africanos molda o cometimento às medidas antes anunciadas. Os resultados sugerem que a confiança que as pessoas têm nas instituições...
Junho de 2021
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Despite the importance attributed to intergenerational educational mobility in the process of development, there remains little consensus on how mobility should be measured. This paper presents analytical and empirical evidence regarding the sensitivity of alternative...
Junho de 2021
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O presente estudo visa avaliar os custos económicos da COVID-19 e do estado de emergência implementado pelo Governo de Moçambique, recorrendo a um modelo de multiplicadores de contabilidade social. Apresenta resultados numéricos que ilustram o...
Junho de 2021
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This study seeks to add to the research on inequality in least developed countries, namely in Mozambique, by measuring and mapping indicators of horizontal wealth inequality along geographic regions and ethnolinguistic identities.
Junho de 2021