Inclusive Growth in Mozambique

Annual Conference

Inclusive Growth in Mozambique: Annual Conference


On 27 November the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique programme will host a conference, which brings together researchers, government representatives, policy advisors, and development practitioners to discuss and share the recent results, as well as new research methodologies, of the work of the programme researchers and partners.

On 27 November the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique programme will host a conference, which brings together researchers, government representatives, policy advisors, and development practitioners to discuss and share the recent results, as well as new research methodologies, of the work of the programme researchers and partners.

With both local and international speakers, the conference will promote in-depth analysis on subjects that range from poverty to youth employment, as well as natural resources in Mozambique. The main goal is to inform new policies to promote inclusive growth in Mozambique.

Participants are also welcome to take part in the related Public Forum: 'Mozambique as a natural gas exporter: lessons from the past experiences' on 28 November 2018. Both events will take place at Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence in Maputo. Please register for the events here and find the press release here.

Programme

8:00-8:30

Registration

8:30-9:00

Welcome and Opening
Representative from the Ministry of Economics and Finance of Mozambique (TBC)
Emílio Tostão, Scientific Director, University of Eduardo Mondlane (TBC)
Knut Arild Thonstad, Deputy Director of NORAD
Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER

9:00-10:50

Plenary session 1: Development of natural resources in perspective (in English)
Chair: Vasco Nhabinde, Ministry of Economics and Finance (TBC)

Tony Addison
Global context and drivers

Henrik Poulsen 
Mozambique´s natural gas development prospects

Evelyn Dietsche 
Local content versus economic diversification: what is right for Mozambique?

Discussant: António Cruz

10:50-11:15

Coffee

11:15-12:45

Parallel sessions
1a: Poverty and well-being (in English/ Portuguese)

Chair: Paola Ballon, UNU-WIDER

Zlata Bruckauf and Vincenzo Salvucci

Child grants in Mozambique

Paola Ballon and José Cardoso
Inclusive growth & multi-dimensional poverty in Mozambique

Fausto Mafambissa
Pobreza e Percepções sobre o Progresso no Bem-Estar nas Comunidades Rurais em Moçambique (2008/9-2014/15)

11:15-12:45

1b: O Sector Empresarial de Moçambique I (in Portuguese)
Chair: Fernando Lichucha, Faculty of Economics, University of Eduardo Mondlane

Zeferino Numaio

Importância dos Tipos de Inovação nas Empresas dos Sectores de Comércio e de Serviços em Moçambique

Hanna Berkel
Custos e Benefícios da Formalização de Empresas em Moçambique

Gerson Baza
Os Determinantes da Procura de Trabalho no Sector Manufactureiro de Moçambique

11:15-12:45

1c: Política Macroeconómica Orçamental e Comercial (in Portuguese)
Chair: Enilde Sarmento, Minsitry of Economics and Finance (TBC)

Roque Francisco Magaia

A Hipótese dos Défices Gémeos na Economia de Moçambique - Uma Análise do Período de 1960-2016

António Francisco
Desorçamentação em Moçambique - Porque é Perigosa para a Estabilidade das Contas Públicas

Agostinho Machava
Abordagem Monetária de Determinação da Taxa de Câmbio sob Efeitos Assimétricos da Regra de Taylor: Evidência Empírica de Moçambique

Matias Farahane
Comércio Internacional e Crescimento Económico: Teorias e Evidência da SADC

12:45-13:45

Lunch

13:45-15:15

Parallel sessions
2a: O Sector Empresarial de Moçambique II (in English/ Portuguese)

Chair: Engineer Mateus Matusse, Ministry of Trade, National Directorate of Industry

Peter Fisker

What is the state of manufacturing in Mozambique? - Assessing the representativeness of IIM 2017

Tito Tomás Siueia
The relationship between income smoothing and conditional accounting conservatism - Empirical evidence from Mozambique

Fernando Júlio Cuche
Corporate Social Responsibility and Earnings Quality through discretionary accruals - Evidence from the top 100 companies in Mozambique according to the KPMG review

13:45-15:15

2b: Economia Monetária (in Portuguese)
Chair: Professor José Guambe, Faculty of Economics, Centre of Economics and Management Studies 

Agostinho Machava
Os Determinantes Macroeconómicos do Mecanismo de Transmissão da Taxa de Juro do Mercado para a Taxa de Juro de Empréstimos Bancários em Moçambique

Denise Sembo
Análise da Eficiência da Política Monetária: Abordagem Narrativa para Moçambique

Quirinita Uachisso 
O Problema da Variável Operacional da Política Monetária em Moçambique – Base Monetária ou Taxa de Juro (2000-2017)

Edson Manguinhane 
Mecanismos de Transmissão da Política Monetária: uma Análise do Canal dos Empréstimos Bancários em Moçambique (2000-2018)

13:45-15:15

2c: Capital Humano (in Portuguese)
Chair: Ricardo Santos, UNU-WIDER

Edson da Costa e Gimelgo Xirinda
Determinantes do erro na formação de expectativas salariais de estudantes finalistas universitários em Moçambique

Isa Chiconela
Determinants of HIV in Mozambique

Felix Mambo, Vincenzo Salvucci e Ricardo Santos
An analysis of school participation and school dropout in Mozambique, 2014-15

Esmeralda Napaua
Como responde a procura de educação básica em Moçambique à qualidade da oferta escolar?

15:15-15:45

Coffee

15:45-16:45

Plenary session 2: A new African debt crisis? (in English)
Chair: Finn Tarp, UNU-WIDER

Tony Addison
A new African debt crisis Andrés Solimano
A Latin American Perspective (TBC) Discussant: Knut Arild Thonstad

16:45-17:00

Closing remarks

17:00-18:00

Reception