Jobs and welfare in Mozambique

TY - UNPB

T1 - Jobs and welfare in Mozambique

AU - Jones, Sam

AU - Tarp, Finn

N1 - JEL classification: J01, O13, O17, O55

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - 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 link between aggregate growth and household welfare, this study focuses on labour market trends. We ask: (a) what has happened to jobs in Mozambique over the past 15 years; (b) what has been the link between jobs and development outcomes; and (c) where should policymakers focus to create more good jobs? We conclude that jobs policy must seek to raise agricultural productivity and stimulate labour-intensive exports.

AB - 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 link between aggregate growth and household welfare, this study focuses on labour market trends. We ask: (a) what has happened to jobs in Mozambique over the past 15 years; (b) what has been the link between jobs and development outcomes; and (c) where should policymakers focus to create more good jobs? We conclude that jobs policy must seek to raise agricultural productivity and stimulate labour-intensive exports.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - Mozambique

KW - labour market

KW - jobs

KW - agriculture, structural transformation

M3 - Working paper

SN - 978-92-9230-622-9

T3 - WIDER Working Paper

BT - Jobs and welfare in Mozambique

PB - UNU-WIDER

CY - Helsinki

ER -