In some provinces, coverage exceeded 100% while in others it is significantly lacking. #VLSMoz

The programme coverage shows challenges in meeting the poorest elderly in the poorest provinces.

The Inclusive Growth in Mozambique programme launches today the results of an impact study of Mozambique's main Social Protection scheme, PSSB Idosos. The programme aims to support elderly Mozambican, age 60 years old and older living under poverty. #VLSMoz @ununiversity.bsky.social

🚨New paper!🚨

Now published in Energy Economics, we (w/ @HaroonBhorat) provide the 1st estimates of the labour market effects of frequent & severe power outages (known as “load shedding”) in South Africa 🇿🇦

Full (OA) paper available here: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

🧵 below! 1/n

The Social Intergenerational Mobility in Mozambique report shows evidences of a poverty trap, especially in the Northern and Central provinces of Mozambique. #SocialMobilityMoz

The Social Intergenerational Mobility report found a high level of educational immobility among women while it found an intergenerational improvement in education among men. #SocialMobilityMoz

In partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, David Autor and I are seeking funding proposals from researchers conducting innovative field experiments on the labor economics of frontier AI. Expressions of interest due March 31. shapingwork.mit.edu/call-for-pro...

#SocialMobilityMoz - Read the report in igmozambique.wider.unu.edu/report/inter...

In the year Mozambique celebrates 50 years of independence, the report on Social Intergenerational Mobility shows how education, occupation and wellbeing changed, from the generation that conquered it, to their daughters and sons. #SocialMobilityMoz

The Resource Curse literature has considerable empirical support but it has led too many economists & others to conclude that resource economies are doomed. 😱
We offer some hope in our new @OUPAcademic @UNUWIDER open access book 👇 www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...

Report on Social Intergenerational Mobility in Mozambique shows that the country is experiencing educational mobility but it also evidences traces of occupational immobility #SocialMobilityMoz

Congrats to @bsky.app and all the users and team that make it unique !

32m users is real !

Are fossil fuels dying?
Not on current trends.
(Though producers need to think harder about the risks)

Our new OUP book explores the market for oil, gas & coal as well minerals (inc. critical minerals) & the implications for the global South.🌍

open access too👇 www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...

Provinces with highest raw agricultural potential have less infrastructural support to thrive. Clearest example is Zambézia. #MozAgriReport2025

Farm production in Mozambique is becoming less and less diversified, with very low use of modern inputs. Irrigation use decreased from 2002 to 2020 #MozAgriReport2025

Agriculture in Mozambique is the main activity of 70% of its population, generated 23% of its production and 20% of the country's exports. igmozambique.wider.unu.edu/report/agric... #MozAgriReport2025

The new report on Agricultural Development in Mozambique can be found here: igmozambique.wider.unu.edu/report/agric... #MozAgriReport2025

Critical minerals in Ukraine? 🇺🇦

If you want some context, our new @UNUWIDER @OUPAcademic (open access) book discusses the global market, regulation & geopolitics in the context of the net zero transition. 👉🏼 www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...

No lançamento do relatório do Desenvolvimento Agrário em Moçambique. #MozAgriReport2025

Just published. Our study on Mozambican budgetary credibility reveals consistent under-execution of budgeted expenditures, even in years with sufficient revenue. Education and health exhibit relatively credible budgets compared to public works, social protection, and overall non-social expenditures.