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dc.contributor.authorArndt, Channingen
dc.contributor.authorBenfica, Ruien
dc.contributor.authorThurlow, Jamesen
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-18-
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-15T13:16:24Z-
dc.date.available2011-12-15T13:16:24Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-9230-349-5en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/54026-
dc.description.abstractWe use a gendered computable general equilibrium model to assess the implications of biofuels expansion in Mozambique. We compare scenarios with different gender employment intensities in producing jatropha for biodiesel. Under all scenarios, biofuels accelerate GDP growth and reduce poverty. However, a stronger tradeoff between biofuels and food availability emerges when female labour is used intensively, as women are drawn away from food production. A skills-shortage amongst female workers also limits poverty reduction. Policy simulations indicate that only modest improvements in women's education and food crop yields are needed to address food security concerns and ensure broader-based benefits from biofuels.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aThe United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) |cHelsinkien
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWIDER Working Paper |x2010/111en
dc.subject.jelO13en
dc.subject.jelO55en
dc.subject.jelI3en
dc.subject.jelJ16en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordBiofuelsen
dc.subject.keywordgenderen
dc.subject.keywordpovertyen
dc.subject.keywordgrowthen
dc.subject.keywordAfricaen
dc.subject.stwBiokraftstoffen
dc.subject.stwGeschlechten
dc.subject.stwCGE-Modellingen
dc.subject.stwAllgemeines Gleichgewichten
dc.subject.stwMosambiken
dc.titleGender implications of biofuels expansion: A CGE analysis for Mozambique-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn63689469Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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