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Working paper
Gender divide in agricultural productivity in Mozambique

João Morgado and Vincenzo Salvucci

In this study we analyze the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Mozambique applying the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition approach on data from four agricultural surveys between 2002 and 2012.

December 2016

Opinion
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Some good news from Mozambique: poverty levels have been reduced

Channing Arndt and Finn Tarp

There has been a serious deficit of good news in Mozambique for quite some time. The recent release of Mozambique’s Fourth Poverty Assessment, based on a large nationally representative household survey conducted in 2014-15, provides...

November 2016

News
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Vincenzo Salvucci interviewed on poverty in Mozambique by CapeTalk’s Weekend Breakfast Show
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Vincenzo Salvucci appeared on CapeTalk Radio to discuss the findings of the recently released Fourth National Poverty Assessment for Mozambique.

22 November 2016

In the media
UNU-WIDER’s event on macroeconomic scenarios of Mozambique makes the headlines
As part of the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project, UNU-WIDER organized in Maputo an Open Forum where the most recent macroeconomic trends of the Mozambican economy were presented. The event was followed by panel discussion...

4 November 2016

In the media
Conference on poverty and well-being makes the headlines in Mozambique
On 26 October 2016 the Ministry of Economics and finance of Mozambique launched the report ‘Poverty and well-being in Mozambique: Fourth National Poverty Assessment’ at a conference in Maputo.

4 November 2016

News
Good news on poverty and well-being in Mozambique - Fourth National Poverty Assessment published
The Directorate of Economic and Financial Studies at the Ministry of Economics and Finance of Mozambique have just published the Fourth National Poverty Assessment for the country. The report — compiled with technical assistance from...

3 November 2016

Working paper
Tax-benefit microsimulation modelling in Mozambique

Helen Barnes, Vanda Castelo, Finório Castigo...

This paper assesses the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Mozambique. Mozambique’s National Development Strategy 2015–35 commits to providing social security to three-quarters of poor and vulnerable households by 2035. Tax–benefit...

April 2016

Working paper
Absolute poverty lines

Channing Arndt, Kristi Mahrt, and Finn Tarp

Private consumption capabilities form only one facet of comprehensive living standards assessments, but they are an important facet whose measurement should be done well. Measurement is complex due to a multitude of methodological choices, which...

March 2016

Journal article
Poverty Mapping Based on First-Order Dominance with an Example from Mozambique

Channing Arndt, Azhar M. Hussain, Vincenzo...

We explore a novel first-order dominance (FOD) approach to poverty mapping and compare its properties to small-area estimation. The FOD approach uses census data directly, is straightforward to implement, is multidimensional allowing for a broad...

December 2015

Opinion
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Macroeconomic policy in Mozambique

Ricardo Santos

On 25 October 2016, the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project brought together key actors in macroeconomic policy management from the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Mozambique, and Mozambican academia. The goal was to jointly...

October 2016

Opinion
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Poverty and wellbeing in Mozambique

Vincenzo Salvucci, Ricardo Santos and James...

Policy advisers, development practitioners, and government representatives gathered on 25 October 2016 to discuss Mozambique’s progress over the past three decades with the release of Mozambique’s 4th National Poverty Assessment. Based on the 2014/15 household...

October 2016

Working paper
A review of consumption poverty estimation for Mozambique

Channing Arndt, Sam Jones, Kristi Mahrt, Vincenzo...

We broadly review the challenges encountered and choices made in the national assessments of consumption poverty using the 1996/97, 2002/03, and 2008/09 budget surveys.

April 2016

Policy brief
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Poverty in Mozambique – significant progress but challenges remain

Ricardo Santos and Vincenzo Salvucci

In 1990, Mozambique was one of the poorest countries in the world, with poverty estimated to reach 80% of the total population. At that stage, a Millennium Development Goal of reducing this proportion by half...

December 2016

Database
2012 Social Accounting Matrix - Mozambique

IGM

This SAM is built using Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) unpublished industry-level production accounts, commodity-level supply–demand balances and a Supply Matrix together with national accounts, IMF government and balance of payment statistics, all for the...

2017

Working paper
Mapping deprivation in Mozambique

José Cardoso, João Morgado and Vincenzo Salvucci

In this study we analyse the evolution of deprivation indicators and of a multidimensional poverty index using Mozambican census data for 1997 and 2007.

December 2016

Working paper
Industries without smokestacks

António S. Cruz and Fausto J. Mafambissa

Under the current international economic conditions, where Asian countries are strong competitors in the manufacturing commodities, low-income countries like Mozambique could attempt to compete in industries without smokestacks.

December 2016

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