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Economic implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for South Africa and Mozambique

Chepeliev, Maksym; Van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique - 2026

This paper evaluates the economic impacts of the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on Mozambique and South Africa-two countries with high exposure due to carbon-intensive exports. Using the Global Trade Analysis Project Circular Economy...

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(Dis)empowered by context : female entrepreneurs, institutions, and firm performance

Berkel, Hanna; Trifkovic, Neda - 2026

Research on gender gaps in firm performance often attributes lower productivity among womenled enterprises to differential access to institutions. This paper examines how interactions with formal and informal institutions relate to enterprise performance in Mozambique, Vietnam, and Myanmar. We...

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Building a social protection system under resource constraints : Mozambique's experience

Henriques, Joana Borges; Jones, Sam - 2026

This paper reviews the evolution, structure, and functioning of Mozambique's social protection system. Despite being one of the poorest countries in the world, Mozambique has developed a comprehensive framework that aspires to universal coverage, anchored in constitutional rights and...

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When (not) to target social programs : the simple arithmetic of the effectiveness of scale-up

Jones, Sam; Massingue, Telça; Muchabel, Hilário - 2025

We develop a framework to assess when social programmes should prioritize expanding coverage versus improving targeting accuracy. Rather than treating universalism and targeting as a binary choice, we derive a practical rule-of-thumb based on observed eligibility rates and programme quotas to...

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Weathering challenges : distributional impacts of climatic shocks on household consumption in Mozambique

Justino, Patricia; Monteiro, Gabriel Facundes; … - 2025

Mozambique is highly vulnerable to climate change. It faces frequent cyclones, floods, and droughts while having limited revenue collection capacity and social protection programmes. This paper assesses the distributional effects of climate shocks on household consumption and explores adaptation...

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How reliable are national accounts estimates of agricultural output?

Jones, Sam; Mucocana, Marcelo - 2025

Measurement errors in macroeconomic aggregates such as GDP have been widely lamented, particularly in low-income contexts. This study investigates the reliability of one component of national accounts, agricultural sector output. Focusing first on the case of Mozambique, we use a series of 12...

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Rule of law in Mozambique

Bove, Margherita; Justino, Patricia - 2025

This paper examines the state and evolution of the rule of law in Mozambique, focusing on key dimensions such as voice and political participation, judicial independence and accessibility, corruption, access to basic services, personal security, and property rights. Drawing on Afrobarometer...

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Social protection for Mozambique's elderly : history, structure, and potential effectiveness

Almeida, Sara; Berkel, Hanna; Jones, Sam; Justino, Patricia - 2025

This study assesses the effectiveness of Mozambique's flagship social pension programme, the elderly component of the Programa de Subsídio Social Básico (PSSB). Focusing on three key criteria- programme targeting, reliability, and materiality-we combine administrative data on the universe of...

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Is inequality always unfair? : experimental evidence on preferences for redistribution in Mozambique and Viet Nam

Ferreira, Ines A.; Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Tarp, Finn - 2025

Knowledge of the factors driving people's views on redistribution in the Global South remains limited. While these societies occupy top positions in inequality rankings, redistribution levels tend to be lower. We combine survey and experimental data from Mozambique and Viet Nam to test whether...

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Absolute versus relative inequality and social preferences : a comparative study between Mozambique and Viet Nam

Ferreira, Ines A.; Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Tarp, Finn - 2025

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