Project
Reconciling Africa’s growth, poverty and inequality trends: growth and poverty project (GAPP)
Theme: 2012-13
Despite decades of research and advances in data and methods, measuring poverty and reconciling this with patterns of economic growth remains a complex and contentious issue. UNU-WIDER’s Growth and Poverty Project (GAPP) re-examines Africa’s growth...
Project
SOUTHMOD - simulating tax and benefit policies for development (Phase 3)
How does raising income tax affect government revenue or economic inequality? What are the costs and benefits of implementing a state pension? Which social protection policies are most effective in reducing poverty?Video of Mini-documentary -...