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Extreme inequalities: The distribution of household wealth in South AfricaSouth Africa is, by most contemporary measures, the most unequal country in the world. Yet, relatively little attention has been given to country’s wealth inequality...
Administrative data Households balance sheets income capitalizationWorking Paper
Structural features of the Myanmar economy through the lens of a 2017 Social Accounting MatrixBased on a recently constructed 2017 Social Accounting Matrix, we examine structural aspects of the Myanmar economy. The exposition ranges from industry, trade, household income, and expenditure to labour market issues...
Balance of payments Income distribution Labour force surveyWorking Paper
A 2017 Social Accounting Matrix for MyanmarThis paper documents the compilation of a 2017 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar...
Balance of payments Income distribution Labour force surveyWorking Paper
Estimating the distribution of household wealth in South AfricaThis paper estimates the distribution of personal wealth in South Africa by combining tax microdata, household surveys, and macroeconomic balance sheet statistics...
Administrative data Households balance sheets income capitalizationBook Chapter
The construction sector in MozambiqueFrom the book: Mining for Change
Construction industries National accounts Public infrastructureWorking Paper
A 2016 social accounting matrix for South Africa with an occupationally disaggregated labour market representationExamining the economy-wide consequences of South Africa following a similar trajectory of labour market polarization to the rest of the world requires an appropriate database for an economy-wide policy analysis framework...
Social Accounting Matrix National accounts Supply tableResearch Brief
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A Pre-Prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for MyanmarThis paper documents the compilation of a Pre-Prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar and provides an overview of key economic structural features of this emerging economy in a challenging process of transition...
Social Accounting Matrix National accounts Supply tableBook Chapter
Industries without smokestacks: Mozambique country case studyFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Industries Exports PolicyWorking Paper
A 2013 Social Accounting Matrix for ZimbabweThis paper documents the construction of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Zimbabwe in 2013...
Social Accounting Matrix National accounts Supply tableWorking Paper
The construction sector in Mozambique: An overviewThe construction sector value added in Mozambique grew at an average annual rate of 12.8 per cent in 1993–2015...
Construction industries National accounts Public infrastructureWorking Paper
A 2015 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for MozambiqueThis paper documents a 2015 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Mozambique...
Social Accounting Matrix National accounts Supply tableWorking Paper
Is inequality underestimated in Mozambique?: Accounting for underreported consumptionHousehold budget surveys in sub-Saharan Africa are designed to facilitate poverty measurement and may fail to fully capture consumption in wealthy households. As a result, inequality is likely underestimated...
Consumption underreporting Household survey InequalityWorking Paper
Industries without smokestacks: Mozambique country case studyUnder 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...
Industries Exports Policy