**MOZAMBIQUE AT A FORK IN THE ROAD** Excited to announce the #launch of a new IGMozambique book edited by Cambridge University Press on #institutional constraints to #economic #growth on 20 March. More info: bitly.ws/XUFc #EDIMID2024 UEM - Moçambique #MEF Development Economics Research Group (DERG) UNU-WIDER

Today, at the Mozambican Ministry of the Economy and Finance #mef, we officially launched the Vulnerable Lives Survey. The #VLS aims at understanding the effectiveness of social protection programmes in the context of (climate) shocks in Mozambique @igmozambique Sam Jones

Mozambique is projected to suffer a drop of 1.6 percent of its GDP as a result of the #EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) (Pleeck et al 2022) European Union in Mozambique Samuel Pleeck IGMozambique

As Portugal recognises the need to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, the question is: how much? As a starting point we have economic estimates of the costs of labour exploitation during the colonial period onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eh…

Looking forward to the the #devXroads conference that has greatly kicked off in Maputo today UNU-WIDER (photo: tradicional dance group Tafika welcoming participants) pic.x.com/M0eg1BtL61

Falando na conferência #devXroads, Enilde Sarmento, Directora Nacional no #MEF diz, "Apesar do crescimento em Moçambique durante as últimas décadas, ainda há muito a fazer para garantir e acelerar o crescimento inclusivo. Sectores chave incluem agricultura, pescas e indústria".

How to unlock inclusive growth in Mozambique? One of many questions being discussed this week in Maputo at the #devXroads conference

Looking forward to the #devXroads conference that has greatly kicked off in Maputo today UNU-WIDER (photo: tradicional dance group Tafika welcoming participants)

Ivan Manhique, IGC-LSE and ex-IGMozambique trainee, says Mozambique’s vulnerability to external shocks needs to be addressed to ensure #sustainable growth.

Next week, we will start the data collection of the Vulnerable Lives Survey. One of its objectives is to understand patterns of intergenerational mobility in Mozambique IGMozambique

Our IGMozambique trainees are on fire. They are presenting their posters at the #devXroads conference with some of the key research results of IGMozambique. UNU-WIDER

A pleasant end to a day in the field. Local cassava makes great beer. #Mozambique #Nampula

📣 IGM POSTER Curious about recent developments in the #business environment for #Mozambican #manufacturing #firms? A poster produced by IGMozambique trainees sheds light on #corruption, access to #credit, firm registration and #transparency: buff.ly/3VcFPjW

#NCDE2024 Development Economics Research Group (DERG) Economics_UCPH

A happy team of development economists en route to the #NCDE24 dinner. Conference discussions continue tomorrow after the dinner at the old sea fort Flakfortet located in the artificially built island of Saltholmrev 🚢 ⚓️ #DERGDK

Grateful for this fulfilling experience of sharing my passion for research in Northern Mozambique at Unilúrio Business School.

Partilhando destaques da nossa participação nas jornadas científicas da UEM - Moçambique. Este evento serviu para divulgar a #investigação, e foi também uma oportunidade para promover o debate académico na UEM e identificar oportunidades de #colaboração. @uemmoc UNU-WIDER Development Economics Research Group (DERG) #MEF

Join our #IGMSeminarSeries tomorrow, with Hanna Berkel, presenting her forthcoming paper on the relation between interactions with local institutions and firm performance comparing men and women-owned businesses. See more: shorturl.at/Ddjwi

As post election turmoil continues in #Mozambique, do read my thoughts on the economic challenges and what a new government can do about them theconversation.com/mozambique-in-…

What influences enterprises' disaster preparedness in low-income countries? Check out my recent article with Finn Tarp sciencedirect.com/science/articl