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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.
August 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...
July 2021
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In this study, the authors have joined the new and growing body of literature by asking how trust in 18 African countries shapes commitment to the COVID-19 -related social distancing measures. The results show that...
June 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...
June 2021
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This study aims to assess the economic costs of COVID-19 and the state of emergency implemented by the Government of Mozambique, relying on a social accounting matrix. It produces numerical results that represent the direct...
June 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.
June 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.
June 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...
June 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...
June 2021
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This study assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state of emergency implemented by the Government of Mozambique on household consumption poverty. To predict changes in income and the associated effects on poverty...
June 2021
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This study investigates how manufacturing companies were affected by tropical Cyclone Idai, which struck Central Mozambique in March 2019.
May 2021
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Survey on the School-to-Work Transition of Technical and Vocational Training Graduates in Mozambique
This report documents the main conclusions of the Survey on the School-to-Work Transition of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Graduates in Mozambique.
May 2021
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We examine the link between individual characteristics and sorting into different occupations using data from university students in Mozambique.
May 2021
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The authors of this paper use panel data and a randomized controlled trial to estimate the impact of unconditional cash grants on micro enterprises and their recovery after the Cyclone Idai.
May 2021
Journal article
In the widely-used class of multidimensional poverty measures introduced by Alkire and Foster (2011), dimension-specific weights combined with a single cut-off parameter play a fundamental role in identifying who is multidimensionally poor. This study revisits...
May 2021
Journal article
Historically, transport infrastructure connecting the most agriculturally productive areas of Mozambique and the richer southern region has been poor.
March 2021