Vincenzo Salvucci

Vincenzo Salvucci

Assistant Professor

ORCID: 0000-0003-2638-1596

Current Position

  • 2021-present: Assistant professor, Development Economics Research Group (DERG), University of Copenhagen.

Work Experience

  • 2018-2020: Postdoc, Development Economics Research Group (DERG), University of Copenhagen.
  • 2016-2018: UNU-WIDER Research Fellow (P2), working in the project “Inclusive growth in Mozambique – scaling-up research and capacity”, based at the Directorate of Economic and Financial Studies (DEEF), Ministry of Economics and Finance, Maputo, Mozambique.
  • 2012-2015: Postdoc, Development Economics Research Group (DERG), University of Copenhagen; and Resident Advisor, Directorate of Economic and Financial Studies (DEEF), Ministry of Economics and Finance, Maputo, Mozambique.

Education

  • 2012: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Siena, Italy. Thesis: "A microeconometric investigation into issues of development and poverty in Mozambique"; Supervisor: Prof. F. Bettio.
  • 2008: Master of Science in Economics, University of Siena, Italy.
  • 2007: Master's Degree in Economics, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.
  • 2004: Bachelor's Degree in Development Economics and International Cooperation, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.

Publications

  • Peer-reviewed journals:
    • Salvucci, V. and R. Santos (2020). Vulnerability to Natural Shocks: Assessing the Short-Term Impact on Consumption and Poverty of the 2015 Flood in Mozambique. Ecological Economics, 176.
    • Mahrt, K., A. Rossi, V. Salvucci, and F. Tarp (2020). Multidimensional Poverty of Children in Mozambique, Child Indicators Research, 13, 1675–1700.
    • Arndt, C., Hussain, M.A., Salvucci, V., and Østerdal, L.P. (2016), Effects of food price shocks on child malnutrition: The Mozambican experience 2008/2009. Economics & Human Biology, 22, 1–13.
    • Salvucci, V. (2016), Did Socioeconomic Inequality in Malnutrition Decrease in Mozambique? Determinants and Trends, 1996-2008, Journal of International Development, 28(6), 857–875.
    • Arndt, C., M.A. Hussain, V. Salvucci, F. Tarp, and L.P. Østerdal (2015), Poverty mapping based on first order dominance with an example from Mozambique. Journal of International Development, 28(1), 3–21.
    • Arndt, C., S. Jones, and V. Salvucci (2015), When do Relative Prices Matter for Measuring Income Inequality? The Case of Food Prices in Mozambique. Journal of Economic Inequality, 13(3), 449­–464.
    • Salvucci, V. (2014), Health Provider Choice and Implicit Rationing in Health Care: Evidence from Mozambique. Development Southern Africa, 31(3), 427–451.
    • Betti, G., F. Gagliardi and V. Salvucci (2014), Multidimensional and Fuzzy Measures of Poverty at Regional Level in Mozambique, Economy of Region, 4, 114–128.
  • Book chapters:
    • Arndt, C., F. Castigo, M. Ibraimo, S. Jones, K. Mahrt, V. Salvucci, R. Santos, and F. Tarp (2018). Evolução da Pobreza e do Bem-Estar em Moçambique, 1996/97-2014/15, in S. Forquilha (ed.), Desafios para Moçambique 2018. Maputo, IESE, 309–321.
    • Arndt, C., K. Mahrt, V. Salvucci, and F. Tarp (2018), Multidimensional Nutritional Welfare of Children in Southern Africa: A Human Rights Consistent Approach, in H.K. Biesalski and R. Birner (eds.), Hidden Hunger: Strategies to Improve Nutrition Quality. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics. Basel, Karger, Vol. 118, 84–92.
    • Arndt, C., S. Jones, K. Mahrt, V. Salvucci, and F. Tarp (2017), A Review of Consumption Poverty Estimation for Mozambique, in Arndt, C. and F. Tarp (eds.), Measuring poverty and wellbeing in developing countries. Oxford University Press.
    • Nhate, V., C. Massingarela, and V. Salvucci (2014), The Political Economy of Food Price Policy in Mozambique, in Pinstrup-Andersen, P. (ed), Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability. A Political Economy Analysis. UNU-WIDER Studies in Development Economics, Oxford University Press.
    • Betti, G., F. Gagliardi, and V. Salvucci (2013), Multidimensional and Fuzzy Measures of Poverty and Inequality at National and Regional Level in Mozambique, in: Betti, G. and A. Lemmi (eds), Poverty and Social Exclusion: New Methods of Analysis, Series Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy.
    • Salvucci, V. (2011), Marketing Decisions of Rural Households and Agricultural Development in Mozambique. Proceedings of the "International Symposium on Poverty Alleviation Strategies: Experiences and New Ideas", Vol. 2, 605–624, 13–15 October 2010, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Selected working papers:
    • Salvucci, V., and F. Tarp (2021). Estimating Poverty Transitions in Mozambique Using Synthetic Panels: A Validation Exercise and an Application to Cross-Sectional Survey Data, UNU-WIDER Working Paper No. 2021/26. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.
    • Egger, E.-M., V. Salvucci, and F. Tarp (2020). Evolution of multidimensional poverty in crisis-ridden Mozambique. UNU-WIDER Working Paper No. 2020/69. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.
    • Mambo, F., Y. Paris, V. Salvucci, and R. Santos (2018). Simulating the Effect on Households’ Real Consumption and Poverty of the Increase in Prices that Followed the 2015–16 Economic Crisis in Mozambique, UNU-WIDER Working Paper No. 2018/61. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.
    • Cruz, A.S., F. Mafambissa, M. Magáua, V. Salvucci, and D. van Seventer (2018). A 2015 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) For Mozambique. UNU-WIDER Working Paper No. 2018/20. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.
    • Ibraimo, M., and V. Salvucci (2017). Os Determinantes da Pobreza em Moçambique, 2014/15. Inclusive Growth in Mozambique Working Paper.
    • Castigo, F., and V. Salvucci (2017). Estimativas e Perfil da Pobreza em Moçambique, Uma Análise Baseada no Inquérito sobre Orçamento Familiar - IOF 2014/15. Inclusive Growth in Mozambique Working Paper.
    • Morgado, J., and V. Salvucci (2016). Gender divide in agricultural productivity in Mozambique. UNU-WIDER Working Paper No. 2016/176. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.
    • Cardoso, J., J. Morgado, and V. Salvucci (2016). Mapping deprivation in Mozambique: An analysis of census data (1997–2007). UNU-WIDER Working Paper No. 2016/166. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.
    • Cardoso, J., Allwright, L., and V. Salvucci (2016). Characteristics and Determinants of Child Malnutrition in Mozambique, 2003–11, UNU-WIDER Working Paper No. 2016/147. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.
    • Glover, S., V. Salvucci, and S. Jones (2016). Where Is Commercial Farming Expanding in Mozambique? Evidence from Agricultural Surveys. UNU-WIDER Working Paper No. 2016/159. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.

 

Teaching

  • 2020/21: Globalization, health and economic development, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy.
  • 2019: Training on Economic Imbalances and International Migration, training to high school students and teachers within the framework of the GetAP Project (https://www.getap.org/), in collaboration with Dokita Onlus and CeSPI.
  • 2019: Short course on poverty analysis, “Eduardo Mondlane” University, Maputo, Mozambique.
  • 2018: Course on poverty line estimation using UNU-WIDER’s software PLEASe, Directorate of Economic and Financial Studies (DEEF), Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF), Maputo, Mozambique.
  • 2016: Short course on advanced poverty analysis, Directorate of Economic and Financial Studies (DEEF), Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF), Maputo, Mozambique.
  • 2016: Short course on quantitative methods applied to economic analysis, “Eduardo Mondlane” University, Maputo, Mozambique.
  • 2015: Short course on poverty analysis, “Eduardo Mondlane” University, Maputo, Mozambique.
  • 2014: Short course on macroeconomic modeling and natural resource management, “Eduardo Mondlane” University, Maputo, Mozambique.
  • 2013: Short course on poverty analysis using Mozambican household budget survey data, Directorate of Economic and Financial Studies (DEEF), Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF), Maputo, Mozambique.
  • 2011: Stata practical lectures and data elaborations, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy.

Visiting Academic Experiences

  • 2011: Visiting Student at the Mathematics, Computing and Technology Faculty, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. Supervisor: Prof. Rebecca Hanlin.
  • 2010: PhD dissertation fieldwork, Alua, Nampula, Mozambique.
  • 2010: Visiting Student at the Centro de Estudos de Economia e de Gestão (CEEG), “Eduardo Mondlane” University, Maputo, Mozambique. Supervisor: Prof. Vasco Correia Nhabinde.
  • 2007: Research period at the Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK. Supervisor: Prof. Robert Wade.
  • 2004: Erasmus exchange programme, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, University of Cádiz, Spain.

Language Skills

  • Italian (mother tongue), English (fluent), Portuguese (fluent), Spanish (good), Arabic (elementary).

Computer Skills

  • Stata, QGIS.

Research Interests

  • Development economics, monetary and multidimensional poverty analysis, inequality, child malnutrition, social protection, econometric analysis of microdata.

 

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