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Mozambique : off-track or temporarily sidelined?

Arndt, Channing; Jones, E. Samuel; Tarp, Finn - 2015

Since 1994, a great deal has been accomplished. We argue that poverty reduction was temporarily sidelined in the 2000s … agriculture and a weather shock, undermined progress in measured consumption poverty. We expect progress in poverty reduction to …

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Poverty mapping based on first order dominance with an example from Mozambique

Arndt, Channing; Hussain, M. Azhar; Salvucci, Vincenzo; … - 2015

We explore a novel first order dominance (FOD) approach to poverty mapping and compare its properties to small area … conclude that the FOD approach to poverty mapping constitutes a useful addition to the toolkit of policy analysts. …

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Jobs and welfare in Mozambique

Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 2013

Mozambique has achieved remarkable macroeconomic success over recent decades, boasting one of the world’s highest rates … of GDP growth. However, absolute poverty remains persistent, spilling over into social unrest. To better understand the …

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Absolute poverty lines

Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Tarp, Finn - 2016

Private consumption capabilities form only one facet of comprehensive living standards assessments, but they are an important facet whose measurement should be done well. Measurement is complex due to a multitude of methodological choices, which often interact with imperfect data and a desire...

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A review of consumption poverty estimation for Mozambique

Arndt, Channing; Jones, Sam; Mahrt, Kristi; Salvucci, … - 2016

We broadly review the challenges encountered and choices made in the national assessments of consumption poverty using … estimates produce qualitatively very similar results. We conclude that the principal conclusions of the poverty assessments are …

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Multidimensional assessment of child welfare for Tanzania

Arndt, Channing; Leyaro, Vincent; Mahrt, Kristi; Tarp, Finn - 2016

We contribute to the literature on trends in living standards in Tanzania by analysing child welfare using two multi-dimensional approaches, first-order dominance (FOD) and Alkire-Foster (AF). Between 1991/92 and 2010, remarkably similar area rankings emerge that suggest a widening gap between...

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Growth and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Arndt, Channing (ed.); McKay, Andrew D. (ed.); … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2016 - First edition

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Growth and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa : a study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Arndt, Channing (ed.); McKay, Andrew D. (ed.); … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2016 - First edition published in 2016

. Nevertheless, real and durable factors appear to be at play on the sub-continent with positive implications for growth and poverty …

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Public spending and poverty in Mozambique

Heltberg, Rasmus (contributor); Simler, Kenneth (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Agricultural supply response and poverty in Mozambique

Heltberg, Rasmus (contributor); Tarp, Finn (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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