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- 20 December 2011 - UNU-WIDER remembers President Václav Havel, 1936-2011
In 1989, everything changed for Václav Havel and his country. The former lab technician, now playwright, led Czechoslovakia’s extraordinary Velvet... Read more... - 19 December 2011 - Feature articles of WIDER Angle December 2011
With the end of the year fast approaching, we bring you the last Angle of 2011. Here in Helsinki, the shortest day of the year is nearly upon us when... Read more... - 29 November 2011 - Vietnam Recognizes UNU-WIDER Director
Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER is awarded the development merit ‘Medal for the Cause of Science and Technology’ Read more... - 28 November 2011 - Feature articles of WIDER Angle November 2011
ReCom – Research and Communication on Foreign Aid are featured in the WIDER Angle November 2011. As we come to the end of November, the snow has yet... Read more... - 30 October 2011 - Feature articles of WIDER Angle October 2011
Seven articles highlighting ReCom and our Current Research Programme are featured in the WIDER Angle October 2011. As autumn moves into winter in... Read more... - 29 September 2011 - Feature articles of WIDER Angle September 2011
Six articles highlighting our Current Research Programme are featured in the WIDER Angle September 2011. Read more... - 7 September 2011 - HECER/UNU-WIDER Masters in Development Economics Programme
The inaugural lecture of the HECER/UNU-WIDER Masters in Development Economics programme was given by Professor Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER Read more... - 30 August 2011 - Feature articles from WIDER Angle August 2011
Tony Addison is Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, and the new editor of WIDER Angle. Read more... - 30 June 2011 - Feature articles from WIDER Angle June-July 2011
Tony Addison is Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, and the new editor of WIDER Angle. Read more... - 30 May 2011 - WIDER Angle May 2011
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER. Feature article: Who Captures Value in Global Supply Chains? The Case of Nokia's N95 Smartphone by Jyrki Ali-Yrkkö,... Read more... - 28 April 2011 - Press Release: WIDER Annual lecture 15 by Justin Yifu Lin
Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, Professor Justin Yifu Lin will deliver the WIDER Annual Lecture 15 entitled ‘New... Read more... - 26 April 2011 - WIDER Angle April 2011
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER. Feature article: A Commentary on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (ed. Wim Naudé) by Robert J. Strom. Full... Read more... - 26 April 2011 - Contribution to a Special Issue Celebrating Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's 75th Birthday
A new paper by Wim Naudé entitled 'Entrepreneurship and Human Development: A Capability Approach', has been included in a recent special issue of the... Read more... - 29 March 2011 - WIDER Angle March 2011
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER. Feature article: The Entrepreneurship-Innovation Nexus in Development by Wim Naudé and Adam Szirmai Read more... - 25 March 2011 - Recent event in New York, 24 February 2011: Launch of ‘Entrepreneurship and Economic Development’
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, edited by Wim Naudé, was launched at UN Headquarters in New York on 24 February 2011. Presented to an... Read more... - 25 February 2011 - WIDER Angle February 2011
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER. Feature article: The West is finding it harder to get its own way in the world by Ian Morris. Read more... - 29 January 2011 - WIDER Angle January 2011
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER Read more... - 24 January 2011 - UNU-WIDER ranked as a top-ten International Development Think Tank
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) ranked among the world's top-ten International... Read more... - 3 January 2011 - Aid, Growth, and Development: Have We Come Full Circle?
New article published in the Journal of Globalization and Development. Read more... - 22 December 2010 - WIDER Angle November/December 2010
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER Read more... - 29 October 2010 - WIDER Angle
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER Read more... - 27 October 2010 - Professor Ernest Aryeetey, new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana
From the quarterly newsletter of University of Ghana Campus Update - October 2010 Edition Read more... - 12 October 2010 - Climate Change and Low Income Countries
United Nations University - Worldwide in NY Series Presents.Date: Monday, October 18, 2010. Read more... - 30 September 2010 - WIDER Angle
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER Read more... - 31 August 2010 - WIDER Angle
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER Read more... - 17 July 2010 - WIDER Angle
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The latest updates from UNU-WIDER Read more... - 1 June 2010 - Feature article from WIDER Angle on The Triple Crisis
Highlight from the 25th Anniversary Conference, May 2010. Read more... - 1 June 2010 - WIDER Angle
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