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Evaluating foreign direct investment in Mozambique's natural gas industry: An economy-wide perspective

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  • Silvana Mondlane
  • Dirk van Seventer

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The recent discovery of large fields of natural gas in Mozambique has led to great international interest and expectations of future gains. However, many resource-rich countries have struggled to achieve long-term sustainable growth, whether because of poor management, unequal outcomes, or political conflict. Many authors argue that this 'resource curse' can be avoided with the right management tools and incentives for other sectors of the economy. We examine selected economy-wide impacts of such tools and incentives in Mozambique, using a computable general equilibrium model.

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  • Silvana Mondlane & Dirk van Seventer, 2019. "Evaluating foreign direct investment in Mozambique's natural gas industry: An economy-wide perspective," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-103, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    1. Alan R. Roe, 2018. "Mozambique—bust before boom: Reflections on investment surges and new gas," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-140, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Alan R. Roe & Samantha Dodd, 2017. "Dependence on extractive industries in lower-income countries: The statistical tendencies," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-98, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. António S. Cruz & Fausto J. Mafambissa & Mónica Magáua & Vincenzo Salvucci & Dirk van Seventer, 2018. "A 2015 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Mozambique," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-20, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    4. António S. Cruz & Fausto Mafambissa & Mónica Magáua & Vincenzo Salvucci & Dirk van Seventer, 2018. "A 2015 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Mozambique," WIDER Working Paper Series 020, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    Social Accounting Matrix; Trade; Computable general equilibrium; Structure of production; economy-wide perspective; Natural-resource-dependent economies;
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