The socioeconomic impact of coal mining in Mozambique
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The socioeconomic impact of coal mining in Mozambique. / Egger, Eva-Maria; Keller, Michael; Mouco, Jorge Benjamim.
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T1 - The socioeconomic impact of coal mining in Mozambique
AU - Egger, Eva-Maria
AU - Keller, Michael
AU - Mouco, Jorge Benjamim
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This study assesses the impact of four coal mines in Mozambique on the socioeconomic outcomes of the local population. We combine four waves of household surveys with coal mine locations data and employ a difference-in-difference model. The timing of the surveys allows us to control for pre-trends and to differentiate between the effects during the investment and production periods. The mines led to an increase in consumption and a decline in poverty, because of workers moving out of agriculture into higher-paid jobs in the mining and service sectors. This effect is especially strong for women, who gained wage jobs and reduced unpaid family work. Access to basic services, such as drinking water, electricity, and health services, improved. Primary education completion rates increased, while children’s schooling was unaffected. Negative consequences were found related to the incidence of sickness and a decline in market access, which may be related to resettling programmes.
AB - This study assesses the impact of four coal mines in Mozambique on the socioeconomic outcomes of the local population. We combine four waves of household surveys with coal mine locations data and employ a difference-in-difference model. The timing of the surveys allows us to control for pre-trends and to differentiate between the effects during the investment and production periods. The mines led to an increase in consumption and a decline in poverty, because of workers moving out of agriculture into higher-paid jobs in the mining and service sectors. This effect is especially strong for women, who gained wage jobs and reduced unpaid family work. Access to basic services, such as drinking water, electricity, and health services, improved. Primary education completion rates increased, while children’s schooling was unaffected. Negative consequences were found related to the incidence of sickness and a decline in market access, which may be related to resettling programmes.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - mining
KW - coal mines
KW - Difference-in-difference
KW - poverty
KW - Mozambique
U2 - 10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/048-1
DO - 10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/048-1
M3 - Working paper
VL - 2021
T3 - UNU WIDER Working Paper Series
BT - The socioeconomic impact of coal mining in Mozambique
PB - UNU-WIDER
ER -
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