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Impact of teacher content knowledge on student achievement in a low-income countryThis paper estimates the causal impact of teacher content knowledge on student achievement in Mozambique, a low-income country where a large share of fourth-graders fail to meet the minimum requirements of literacy and numeracy...
Education quality Mozambique EducationSeminar
CEEG Seminar Series: The economic recession in MozambiqueOn Wednesday 23 February 2022, Michael Sambo, Researcher at IESE , will present a recent study entitled The economic recession in Mozambique: Was it COVID-19? – A look from the external sector . The seminar is part of the CEEG Seminar Series...
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SOUTHMOD work presented at the Mozambique Social Protection WeekThe Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action ( MGCAS ) organises a Social Protection theme week in Mozambique 11-15 October 2021. During the week, on 15 October, The Mozambican Ministry of Economy and Finance ( MEF ) with Internation Labour...
News
Press Release | New UN study reveals limited impact of tax and social protection policies in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Africa SOUTHMOD Tax-benefit microsimulation Journal Article
Beyond access to basic services: perspectives on social health determinants of MozambiqueA 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)...
Self-assessed health Health equity MozambiqueWorking Paper
The saga and limits of public financial management: The Mozambican caseAt independence in 1975, the Frelimo government took over public administration from the colonial system and started to transform it...
Public finance management Mozambique ReformsWorkshop
MOZMOD retreatIn collaboration with the national MOZMOD team, International Labour Organization (ILO) Mozambique , Ministry of Economic and Finance of Mozambique ( MEF ) and the Southern Africa for Social Policy Research Insights ( SASPRI ), UNU-WIDER will...
Research Brief
Será o Ensino Técnico-Profissional (ETP) uma solução para o desemprego jovem?: Dinâmica da transição ensino-emprego dos finalistas do ETP em MoçambiqueO Ensino Técnico-Profissional (ETP) é frequentemente visto como uma solução milagrosa que resolve questões que vão desde o desemprego juvenil até à mudança estrutural relacionada com o me...
Mozambique Education policy EmploymentResearch Brief
Is technical and vocational education and training a solution for youth unemployment?: The dynamics of school-to-work transition of TVET graduates in MozambiqueTechnical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is often seen as a silver bullet resolving issues ranging from youth unemployment to labour market-related structural change...
Mozambique Education policy EmploymentReport
Inquérito à transição ensino-emprego dos finalistas do ensino técnico-profissional em Moçambique: Relatório FinalEste relatório documenta as principais conclusões do Inquérito à Transiçãoo Ensino-Emprego dos Finalistas do Ensino Técnico-Profissional em Moçambique...
Mozambique Education policy EmploymentReport
Survey on the school-to-work transition of technical and vocational training graduates in Mozambique: Final reportThis report documents the main conclusions of the Survey on the School-to-Work Transition of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Graduates in Mozambique...
Mozambique Education policy EmploymentWorking Paper
The socioeconomic impact of coal mining in MozambiqueThis 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 model...
Mining Difference-in-differences PovertyWorking Paper
Horizontal and intersecting inequalities in Mozambique: 1997–2017This 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...
Inequality Horizontal inequality Wealth inequalityWorking Paper
Informal freelancers in the time of COVID-19: Insights from a digital matching platform in MozambiqueDespite 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...
COVID-19 Shocks MozambiqueWorking Paper
The impact of COVID-19 on consumption poverty in MozambiqueThis study assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state of emergency implemented by the Government of Mozambique on household consumption poverty...
COVID-19 Poverty Inequality