Arbeitspapier
Explaining poverty evolution: The case of Mozambique
Measuring poverty remains a complex and contentious issue. This is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa where poverty rates are higher, information bases typically weaker, and the underlying determinants of welfare relatively volatile. This paper employs recently collected data on household consumption in Mozambique to examine the evolution of consumption poverty with focus on the period 2002/03 to 2008/09. The paper contributes in four areas. First, the period in question was characterized by major movements in international commodity prices. Mozambique provides an illuminating case study of the implications of these world commodity price changes for living standards of poor people. Second, a novel 'backcasting' approach using a computable general equilibrium model of Mozambique, linked to a poverty module is introduced. Third, the backcasting approach is also employed to rigorously examine the poverty-growth-inequality triangle. Finally, various simple but useful and rarely applied approaches to considering regional changes in poverty rates are presented. We find that the national poverty rate in Mozambique stagnated between 2002/03 and 2008/09.
- ISBN
-
978-92-9230-378-5
- Sprache
-
Englisch
- Erschienen in
-
Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2011/17
- Klassifikation
-
Wirtschaft
Economic Development: General
Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
- Thema
-
measurement
poverty
growth
inequality
economy-wide modelling
Armut
Messung
Verbraucherausgaben
Mosambik
- Ereignis
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
-
Arndt, Channing
Hussain, M. Azhar
Jones, E. Samuel
Nhate, Virgulino
Tarp, Finn
- Ereignis
-
Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
-
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
- (wo)
-
Helsinki
- (wann)
-
2011
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
-
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
Datenpartner
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Arndt, Channing
- Hussain, M. Azhar
- Jones, E. Samuel
- Nhate, Virgulino
- Tarp, Finn
- The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Entstanden
- 2011
Ähnliche Objekte (12)
Evolution of multidimensional poverty in crisis-ridden Mozambique
Agricultural supply response and poverty in Mozambique
Public spending and poverty in Mozambique
Multidimensional poverty of children in Mozambique
Investigating growing inequality in Mozambique
Jobs and welfare in Mozambique
Estimating poverty transitions in Mozambique using synthetic panels: A validation exercise and an application to cross-sectional survey data
Gender inequality in employment in Mozambique
Understanding Mozambique's growth experience through an employment lens
A review of consumption poverty estimation for Mozambique
Poverty reduction and economic structure: Comparative path analysis for Mozambique and Vietnam
Structural change in the Mozambique economy between 2007 and 2019: A social accounting matrix approach
Evolution of multidimensional poverty in crisis-ridden Mozambique
Agricultural supply response and poverty in Mozambique
Public spending and poverty in Mozambique
Multidimensional poverty of children in Mozambique
Investigating growing inequality in Mozambique
Jobs and welfare in Mozambique
Estimating poverty transitions in Mozambique using synthetic panels: A validation exercise and an application to cross-sectional survey data
Gender inequality in employment in Mozambique
Understanding Mozambique's growth experience through an employment lens
A review of consumption poverty estimation for Mozambique
Poverty reduction and economic structure: Comparative path analysis for Mozambique and Vietnam
Structural change in the Mozambique economy between 2007 and 2019: A social accounting matrix approach
Evolution of multidimensional poverty in crisis-ridden Mozambique
Agricultural supply response and poverty in Mozambique
Public spending and poverty in Mozambique
Multidimensional poverty of children in Mozambique
Investigating growing inequality in Mozambique
Jobs and welfare in Mozambique
Estimating poverty transitions in Mozambique using synthetic panels: A validation exercise and an application to cross-sectional survey data
Gender inequality in employment in Mozambique
Understanding Mozambique's growth experience through an employment lens
A review of consumption poverty estimation for Mozambique
Poverty reduction and economic structure: Comparative path analysis for Mozambique and Vietnam