Poverty analysis, econometric analysis of microdata, development economics.

I am Assistant Professor at DERG, working in the framework of the "Inclusive Growth in Mozambique - Scaling-up Research and Capacity" Project, in collaboration with UNU-WIDER, University Eduardo Mondlane and the Mozambican Ministry of Economics and Finance.

My fields of interest include poverty and multidimensional deprivation analysis, inequality, child health.

Poverty analysis, econometric analysis of microdata, development economics.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Blog posts and policy briefs:
  • Poverty measurements for policy makers, https://www.wider.unu.edu/publication/poverty-measurements-policy-makers
  • Mozambique: Improving our understanding of the potential of manufacturing,  https://www.wider.unu.edu/publication/mozambique-improving-our-understanding-potential-manufacturing
  • Three key findings on child poverty for Mozambican policy makers, https://www.wider.unu.edu/publication/three-key-findings-child-poverty-mozambican-policy-makers
  • Poverty and wellbeing in Mozambique, https://www.wider.unu.edu/publication/poverty-and-wellbeing-mozambique
  • Poverty in Mozambique: Significant progress but challenges remain. UNU-WIDER Policy Brief 2016/6. https://www.wider.unu.edu/sites/default/files/PB2016-6-Poverty-in-Mozambique.pdf
  • Multidimensional poverty and wellbeing in Mozambique. UNU-WIDER Policy Brief 2017/2. https://www.wider.unu.edu/sites/default/files/PB2017-2-Multidimensional-poverty-and-wellbeing-in-Mozambique.pdf

• 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.

• 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.

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

• Stata, QGIS.

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