The world at crossroads – securing the future generations

The WIDER Development Conference on securing the future generations is 14–16 May 2024, in Maputo, Mozambique.

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Andrea Vaccaro on how (the lack of) state experience shapes today’s fragile states

Andrea Vaccaro presents at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 March 2024. According to the prevailing paradigm in international development policy, well-functioning state institutions play a crucial role in facilitating effective international aid. Despite a significant increase in the number of fragile countries in recent years, there has been however limited progress in understanding how aid can be made more effective in these contexts. Our study argues that one of the main obstacles to this progress lies in the conceptualization and measurement of state fragility.

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Agricultural development in Mozambique: trends, challenges and opportunities

The importance of the agricultural sector in the Mozambican economy, its potential to help move people out of poverty, and its vulnerability to the effects of weather shocks and climate change, place it among key policy areas in the country. However...

Wed, 8 November 2023
Maputo, Mozambique
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Presentation
MOZMOD work presented at the Mozambique Social Protection Week

The Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action (MGCAS) organises a Social Protection theme week in Mozambique 21-27 November 2022. During the week, on 25 November, The Mozambican Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) with Internation Labour...

Fri, 25 November 2022
Centro de Conferencias Joaquim Chissano, Maputo, Mozambique
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Project workshop
Structural change in developing countries – ETD project workshop

On 21 November 2022, commissioned research from the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) project is presented at the first of three workshops. The research aims to improve our understanding of structural transformation —how it varies, why it varies...

Mon, 21 November 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Project workshop
IGM course on poverty, inequality and growth

On 1-3 August 2022, the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme organizes a short course on poverty, inequality and growth, with a focus on Mozambique, for the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique (MEF). The training consists of an...

Mon, 1 August 2022 – Wed, 3 August 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Project workshop
IGM course on poverty analysis, inequality and growth

On 27–29 July 2022, the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme organizes a course on recent trends in poverty, inequality and growth at the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM). The training is given by Vincenzo Salvucci, Assistant Professor...

Wed, 27 July 2022 – Fri, 29 July 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Project workshop
IGM training on GIS and use of satellite data

The use of geographic information systems (GIS) in social sciences is becoming increasingly important for understanding complex issues with a spatial dimension. This short course, organized under the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme...

Tue, 5 April 2022 – Fri, 8 April 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Project workshop
IGM Basic STATA training

The Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme organizes a five-day basic course on STATA during 28 March and 1 April 2022. STATA is a statistical analysis software used to analyse data patterns. The course aims to introduce participants to the...

Mon, 28 March 2022 – Fri, 1 April 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Project workshop
IGM training of IIM survey enumerators

During 21–25 March 2022, the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme organizes a training for survey enumerators hired to carry out the 2022 round of the Survey of Mozambican Manufacturing Firms (IIM 2022). The training consists of a detailed...

Mon, 21 March 2022 – Fri, 25 March 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Project workshop
IGM training on designing enterprise surveys training

The Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme organizes, on 17 March 2022, a one-day training on designing enterprise surveys. Topics covered include sampling of formal and informal firms, survey design (finding and measuring variables of...

Thu, 17 March 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Presentation
Eva-Maria Egger presents IGM research at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland online seminar

On 1 March 2022, Eva-Maria Egger, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow and Resident Advisor of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme based at the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique, shared recent research produced under the IGM programme...

Tue, 1 March 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Presentation
Eva-Maria Egger and Sam Jones present IGM research at Canadian High Commission

On 24 January 2022, Eva-Maria Egger and Sam Jones, UNU-WIDER Research Fellows and researchers of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme (IGM), present recent IGM research at the Canadian High Commission in Mozambique. The hybrid event is...

Mon, 24 January 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Presentation
SOUTHMOD work presented at the Mozambique Social Protection Week

The 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...

Fri, 15 October 2021
Radisson Blu, Mozambique
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Conference
Better Jobs for Development 2021

The 5th annual Jobs and Development conference takes place online 1-3 September.

Wed, 1 September 2021 – Fri, 3 September 2021
Online, Warsaw,
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Presentation
Findings from the Economic Transformation Database presented at virtual workshop

Growth, poverty & inequality: The challenge in Africa, is a virtual workshop held on 31 August, which precedes the International summit on the SDGs in Africa 2021; a three-day, online international event, taking place 13–15 September 2021. During the...

Tue, 31 August 2021
Online, South Africa
Past event
Presentation
Sam Jones presents IGM’s work to Finnish MPs during virtual visit to Mozambique

On 30 June 2021, Sam Jones, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow and IGM Resident Advisor, join a virtual two-hour visit of the Finnish Members of the Parliament to Mozambique. Speaking in the opening session of the online visit, Jones will provide the 45 tour...

Wed, 30 June 2021
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Presentation
Ricardo Santos presents IGM paper on Mozambique’s vulnerability to natural shocks in IEA World Congress 2021

On 30 June 2021, Ricardo Santos, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, participates in the World Congress 2021 of the International Economic Association (IEA) by presenting an IGM paper on the vulnerability of Mozambique to natural shocks. The paper is among...

Wed, 30 June 2021
Online, Bali, Indonesia
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