WIDER in Media 2008
| No. | Date | Media | Title | Subject |
| 54 | 9 October | The Nation, Karachi, Pakistan | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent | |
| 53 | 6 October | Transnational Institute TNI | Transforming the Global Economy: Solutions for a Sustainable World - The Schumacher lecture, by Susan George | Features the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 52 | 1 October | FST5 TV-Nytt Finland Swedish news broadcast interview by Mårten Wallendahl | Broadcast tv interview with Wim Naudé, UNU-WIDER Senior Reseach Fellow. | TV news item discussing the impact of fiancial volitility upon the Chinese economy. |
| 51 | 15 September | BBC World Today interview with Senior Research Fellow, Wim Naudé | The situation in Zimbabwe | |
| 50 | 10 September | Tekniikka ja Talous (Finland) | 
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| UNU Rector Konrad Osterwalder visits Finland on the occasion of Helsinki University of Technology Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli 100th jubilee seminar in Espoo. |
| 49 | 8 September | 21st Century Business Herald (China), Global version; also in (amongst others): | China's Economic Transformation: What is the contribution of 30-years experience 中国的经济转型：30年的经验贡献了什么？ by Jun Zhang | Features WIDER Research Paper 2007/08 The Financial Deepening–Productivity Nexus in China: 1987–2001 |
| 48 | 4 September | Milliyet (Turkey), Economics - Finance | One 'Myth' as 'Globe' by Ersin Kaboglu | Features the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 47 | 1 September | Christian Science Monitor (25 August), posted by Truth about Trade & Technology | How Can Investors Help the Hungry? by G. Jeffrey MacDonald | Quotes Erik Thorbecke and The Impact of Globalization on the World's Poor |
| 46 | 26 August | About.com Guide to US Economy | The Big Squeeze - Income Inequality in America by Kimberly Amadeo | Features the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 45 | 23 August | Financial Express (India) | Chair of the UNU-WIDER board marks the publication of his two new books | |
| 44 | 22 August | Wirtualna Polska (Poland) | One Earth, Two Worlds | Features the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 43 | 19 August | Monthly Review MR Zine | Is Rising Global Inequality a Myth? by Matthew Thomas Clement | Features the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 42 | 14 August | Eldis Aid and Debt Reporter Resource Guide | Does aid mitigate external shocks? | Features WIDER Discussion Paper 2008/06 by Paul Collier and Benedikt Goderis |
| 41 | 28 July | Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka, News and Views | Right to Protection (R2P) from the World's Rich by Shenali Waduge | Features the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 40 | 24 July | Asian Tribune, a newspaper published by World Institute for Asian Studies | Right to Protection (R2P) from the World's Rich by Shenali Waduge | Features the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 39 | 18 July | PPOL.gr (Greece) | Illegal Immigration: A Modern Genocide! | Features the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 38 | 14 July | Free Press (Greece) Economics | Crisis of institutions and policy implies the neoliberal perseverance of privatisation | Features WIDER Annual Lecture 2 by Joseph Stiglitz |
| 37 | 12 July | The Economist - Letters to the Editor, from the print edition | Migrants finding their way, by Wim Naudé, Senior Research Fellow | Immigration must also consider people fleeing conflict, natural disasters and environmental degradation |
| 36 | 11 July | The Environmental Daily Report (South Korea) | Growth and Pollution The thick smog of development | An article based on WIDER Research Paper 2008/56 'China’s Development Strategy and Energy Security: Growth, Distribution and Regional Cooperation', by Haider A. Khan |
| 35 | 9 July | Realestateweb Moneyweb network of South Africa | Warning: rising sea levels threaten Cape, KZN real estate | Project workshop Beyond the Tipping Point: African Development in an Urban World |
| 34 | 8 July | Realestateweb Moneyweb network of South Africa | African cities: development opportunities | Project workshop Beyond the Tipping Point: African Development in an Urban World |
| 33 | 3 July | Realestateweb Moneyweb network of South Africa | Who wants to live in Joburg? Bad vibes knock sentiment in South Africa's busiest city; most newcomers want to move within 2 years. Joburg survey results. | Project workshop Beyond the Tipping Point: African Development in an Urban World |
| 32 | 27 June | Cape Argos by a Special Correspondent | Never mind winter flooding - the sea's rising | Project workshop Beyond the Tipping Point: African Development in an Urban World |
| 31 | 27 June | IOL News for South Africa and the World website | Rising seas threat to coastal towns | Project workshop Beyond the Tipping Point: African Development in an Urban World |
| 30 | 5 June | -Monsters and Critics.com, Business News; -Earthtimes (press release), UK; -Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan | Study says China's high economic growth creates inequality | The WIDER project on Inequality and Poverty in China |
| 29 | 3 June | Online edition of India's National Newspaper, The Hindu | Battle against hunger | Book review of Food Security: Indicators, Measurement, and the Impact of Trade Openness |
| 28 | 17 May | Economic & Political Weekly | Through Cloudy Glasses: Viewing Food Insecurity from the Top | Book review of Food Insecurity, Vulnerability and Human Rights Failure |
| 27 | 14 May | CIVICUS News | Is poverty the problem? No, it is the wealth! | Features the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 26 | 13 May | Online edition of India's National Newspaper | Globalization and the Poor in Asia: Can Shared Growth be Sustained? | |
| 25 | 5 May | CRI English.com | Corporate Mobility and the 'Brain Drain' (audio file) Radio interview with Dr Andres Solimano | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent |
| 24 | April | Kauppa politiikka | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent | |
| 23 | 18 April | MedIndia - Chennai, India | UN Report Points to the Negative Influence of Brain Drain on ... | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent |
| 22 | 18 April | Merinews New Delhi, India | Brain drain in health sector: UN report | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent |
| 21 | 18 April | Thaindian.com Bangkok,Thailand | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent | |
| 20 | 18 April | Associated Press of Pakistan - Pakistan | Brain drain can also be brain gain for some source countries: UN ... | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent |
| 19 | 16 April | NDTV.com - New Delhi, India | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent | |
| 18 | 16 April | RxPG NEWS - Los Angeles, CA, USA | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent | |
| 17 | 16 April | Xinhua - China | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent | |
| 16 | 15 April | UN News Service | Brain drain can also be brain gain for some source countries – UN report | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent |
| 15 | 8 April | Helsingin Sanomat, Pekka Mykkänen | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent | |
| 14 | 5 April | Newsweek articles on MSN UK News | What Power Looks Like | Based on the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 13 | 9 April | Yale Global Online by Anthony D’Costa | IT Workers on the Move With Globalization | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent |
| 12 | 4 April | Voice of America.com (Armenian language) | News.VOA.com Արդի ժամանկաշրջանում ուղեղեների արտահոսքը նկատվում է համաշխարհային խնդիր զարգացող երկրներում այդ թվում նաեւ ՀայաստանումBy Հեղինակ ՝ Լուսինե Քալաշյան Վաշինգտոն | The WIDER project on the International Mobility of Talent |
| 11 | March | Journal of Human Development vol. 9, no. 1, David A. Clark, University of Cape Town | Three Books on Well-being and Development: The UNU-WIDER Project | |
| 10 | March | Journal of Economic Literature vol. 46, no. 1, Guido Porto, World Bank | The Impact of Globalization on the World's Poor: Transmission Mechanisms | |
| 9 | 14-19 March | Helsinki Times, Fran Weaver | WIDER's Annual Lecture 11 | |
| 8 | 09 March | Helsingin Sanomat, Jyri Raivio | WIDER's Annual Lecture 11 | |
| 7 | 07 March | Creamer Media Engineering news online, South Africa | WIDER's Annual Lecture 11 | |
| 6 | 07 March | Reuters Africa | No way to fix climate without private sector-UNDP | WIDER's Annual Lecture 11 |
| 5 | 25 March | AlterNet - San Francisco, CA, USA | The World's Billionaires: A New Count, a New Record | Based on the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 4 | 25 March | PopMatters - Chicago, IL, USA | Gleaning the Dispossessed | Based on the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth |
| 3 | 5 March | Kazinform, London | Based on the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth | |
| 2 | 2 March | The Jamaica Observer, John Maxwell | Based on the WIDER study on the World Distribution of Household Wealth | |
| 1 | 4 February | Indiana University - Bloomington, IN, USA | Philosopher Martha Nussbaum to deliver next Patten Lectures | Nussbaum was a research adviser at the World Institute for Development Economics Research, Helsinki, a part of the United Nations University.... |