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Biofuels in Southern Africa : political economy, trade, and policy environment

Fundira, Taku; Henley, Giles - 2017

Expansion of biofuels production and consumption at the regional and national levels relies on both supportive energy prices and policy interventions. Despite enthusiasm for policy interventions to stimulate biofuel production in Southern African countries in the mid-2000s, the years since have...

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Understanding intra-regional transport : competition in road transportation between Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Vilakazi, Thando; Paelo, Anthea - 2017

Efficient transport links are critical to enhancing the integration of markets in Southern Africa. This paper assesses the structure of markets, competition, and prices and costs of road transportation between urban hubs in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Key findings are...

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Inequality and voting in fragile countries : evidence from Mozambique

Bove, Margherita; Egger, Eva-Maria; Jones, Sam; … - 2024

The political consequences of economic inequality have been debated in academic and policy circles for centuries. The nature of this relationship seems highly dependent on specific contexts, with empirical studies showing mixed evidence on how economic inequality affects voting and other forms...

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Character or context : what explains behavioural dishonesty in low-income countries?

Ferreira, Ines A.; Jones, Sam; Mouco, Jorge - 2020

We run a lab-in-the-field experiment with 1,060 university students in Mozambique to examine the correlates of behavioural dishonesty, distinguishing between intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Using an incentivized dice game, which yields direct estimates of the propensity to cheat, we find that...

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Extractive industries and development : lessons from international experience for Mozambique

Roe, Alan - 2018

In common with several other low-income African economies, in recent years Mozambique has seen a significant expansion of interest and investment in its long-established extractives industries. Huge new gas finds in particular have led to expectations that these industries will contribute very...

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Development of the animal feed to poultry value chain across Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Ncube, Phumzile; Roberts, Simon; Zengeni, Tatenda - 2016

The animal feed to poultry value chain in the southern African region has seen rapid demand growth owing to increases in urbanization. This growth has been accompanied by the increase in co-ordinated investments by large, predominantly South African, firms across the region. We examine the...

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Identifying growth opportunities in the Southern African Development Community through regional value chains : the case of the animal feed to poultry value chain

Ncube, Phumzile; Roberts, Simon; Zengeni, Tatenda; … - 2017

This paper considers findings of studies analysing the development of a regional animal feed to poultry value chain in southern Africa (Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe). The southern African regional poultry value chain is underdeveloped, although important changes include investments...

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Foreign aid, resource rents and institution-building in Mozambique and Angola

Pérez Niño, Helena; Le Billon, Philippe - 2013

Sharing similar colonial and post-independence civil war experiences, Mozambique and Angola's development paths are … often contrasted, with foreign aid-dependent Mozambique hailed a success compared to oil rentier Angola. This paper … questions the so-called Mozambican miracle and contrasts it with Angola's trajectory over the past two decades. Paying attention …

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Estimating profit shifting in South Africa using firm-level tax returns

Reynolds, Hayley; Wier, Ludvig - 2016

Using the universe of South African corporate tax returns for 2009-14, we estimate profit- and debt-shifting responses in South Africa. We find evidence that South African subsidiaries engage in profit shifting and that profit-shifting responses to tax incentives across all channels are...

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Tax-motivated transfer mispricing in South Africa : direct evidence using transaction data

Wier, Ludvig - 2018

This paper provides the first direct systematic evidence of profit shifting through transfer mispricing in a developing country. Using South African transaction-level customs data, I directly test for transfer price deviations from arm's-length pricing. I find that multinational firms in South...

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