The impact of COVID‐19 on consumption poverty in Mozambique

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This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on household consumption poverty. To predict changes in income and the associated effects on poverty, we rely on existing estimated macroeconomic impacts. We assume two main impact channels: direct income/wage and employment losses. Our simulations suggest that consumption decreased by 7.1%–14.4% and that poverty increased by 4.3–9.9 percentage points in 2020. This points to a reversal of the positive poverty reduction trend observed in previous years. Poverty most certainly increased in the pre-COVID period due to other shocks, so Mozambique finds itself in a deepening struggle against poverty.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of International Development
Vol/bind34
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)771-802
ISSN0954-1748
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StatusUdgivet - 2022

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