Sam Jones
Africaphile, development economist, policy focus, conscious reggae, #ucph. Usual disclaimers apply.
Last synced from Twitter 89d ago
Coronavirus: South Africa's COVID lockdown may have created 'herd immunity'
Strict controls to contain the virus may have actually accelerated its spread through heavily populated areas.
Updating great expectations
How jobseekers set their earnings expectations is central to job search models. To study this process, we track the evolution of own-earnings forecasts over 18 months for a representative panel of university-leavers in Mozambique and estimate the...
Sam Jones
🆕New paper alert ⚠️
The effect of peer salary information on own-earnings forecasts
92d
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Maritime security could turn the tide against Cabo Delgado’s insurgents. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
The seizure of Mocímboa da Praia by insurgents added a maritime dimension to the already complex conflict in northern Mozambique. By controlling the port and rendering the coastline insecure, the ISIS-inspired insurgents could prevent Mozambican...
Economic development and institutions Mozambique at a fork in the road: an institutional diagnostic | Inclusive growth in Mozambique
1
Sam Jones
New draft report: "Mozambique at a fork in the road: an institutional diagnostic" + 9 detailed thematic studies
93d
The number of internally displaced people in Mozambique has grown by about 2700% in two years | CIP - Centro de Integridade Pública
Between October 2017 and October 2020, the insurgents have carried out more than 600 attacks in the central and northern districts of Cabo Delgado province, causing more than 2,000 deaths, of which more than 60% are civilians. Apart from their...
Scientists Collective – Covid-19: Anticipating a ‘Second Wave’ — and when and how South Africa should try to prevent or mitigate it
In recent days, health minister Zweli Mkhize has warned about a marked increase in new Covid-19 infections as a result of declining adherence to measures such as mask-wearing, physical distancing and hand-washing. The United States and many western...
Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel
This note outlines the rationale for and scope of the new Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP).
OP-ED: The war in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado: Four scenarios that will potentially materialise
With the conflict in northern Mozambique showing no signs of stopping, the question is, where is Cabo Delgado province heading? Based on the multiple reasons behind the conflict, and considering the increasing international political and economic...
Sam Jones
Worth reading.
But I don't think the government yet has a clear "development plan" for Cabo Delgado, just interest in raising US$ for something still to be defined.
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-1… pic.twitter.com/3qJrq1di49
95d
UNU-WIDER : Research Associate
UNU-WIDER is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to serve as a Research Associate to the project on ‘Institutional legacies of violent conflict’. Closing date: 2 December 2020, 23:59 UTC+2
2020 Annual Conference | Inclusive growth in Mozambique
Sam Jones
Interested in what researchers from developing countries are working on?
Register for our upcoming conference.
94d
Superspreading Event of SARS-CoV-2 Infection at a Bar, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Superspreading Event of SARS-CoV-2 Infection at a Bar, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Mozambique-based insurgents attack Tanzanian town - Zitamar
Insurgents based in Mozambique conducted a major attack on the Tanzanian town of Kitaya on Wednesday night
Why operational subsidies are key to reforming South Africa's minibus taxi sector
The role of government should be to improve and reorganise this sector to address the needs of users. The proposed national operational subsidy is an opportunity to do precisely that.
FUNDAÇÃO MASC E IESE APRESENTAM RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES DE NOVA PESQUISA SOBRE CABO DELGADO - Fundação MASC
´´Não se pode olhar a insurgência unicamente a partir de Cabo Delgado´´ É o argumento […]
Coronavirus in Africa: Five reasons why Covid-19 has been less deadly than elsewhere
The continent of a billion people has had fewer deaths than the UK despite the generally fragile health systems.
Cross-reactive memory T cells and herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2
How does the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 cross-reactive T cells in unexposed individuals change our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic? In this Perspective, the authors provide a thought experiment to explain why the discovery of cross-reactive T...
Sam Jones
Very interesting article.
My take away: the course of the epidemic is likely to vary a great deal in different contexts, which is not well captured by current models.
111d
Mozambique: False negative Covid-19 test results on sale at border with South Africa - Lusa
False negative Covid-19 tests are being sold near the Mozambican border post of Ressano Garcia to anyone who wants to enter South Africa, the authorities denounced on Tuesday.
"We will work on ways of identification" and authentication to "make...