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Reflections on thinking development, thinking WIDER
What do we talk about at a conference on development economics? Well, robots, rockets, and space, of course. 13 September through 15 September 2018, UNU-WIDER hosted the Think development - Think WIDER conference in Helsinki, Finland...
WIDER Development Conference Development Economics Economic policyBlog
What is the future of industrial policy in Africa: Views from Experts
13 September through 15 September 2018, UNU-WIDER hosted the Think development - Think WIDER conference in Helsinki, Finland...
WIDER Development Conference Development Economics Economic policyBlog
Development policy in an era of robots: Views from the experts
Labour-saving technology in the form of robotic systems, artificial intelligence, and advanced computer networks may cause a rapid decline in global employment...
WIDER Development Conference Development Economics Economic policyJournal Special Issue
Firm level analysis using administrative record dataThis special issue focuses on a collaborative effort between the National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to employ administrative record data from SARS for economic policy analysis...
Firm-level analysis South Africa Economic policyPolicy Brief
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Rural transformation: a commune-level analysisFrom the book: Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam
Growth Structural transformation Rural developmentBook Chapter
Characteristics of the VARHS data and other data sourcesFrom the book: Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam
Growth Structural transformation Rural developmentBook
Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam: A Rising Dragon on the MoveThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations...
Growth Structural transformation Rural developmentWorking Paper
SAMOD, a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model: Recent developmentsThis paper provides an account of a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model—SAMOD—which has been developed for use by government over the past ten years...
Economic policy Income tax TaxationWorking Paper
Taxation and inequality in developing countries: Lessons from the recent experience of Latin AmericaThis paper aims to advance understanding about the relationship between taxation and inequality in developing countries, focusing on the recent experience of Latin America...
Economic policy Equality and inequality Income distributionWorking Paper
Understanding elite commitment to social protection: Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge ProgrammeThis paper examines the political economy of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme, concluding that strong government commitment to the programme has been shaped by the specific characteristics of the political settlement that was established...
Economic policy Political science Social conditionsVideo
WIDER Annual Lecture by Justin Yifu LinView the WIDER Annual Lecture on New Structural Economics.
Structural transformation Productivity Economic policyAbout
Photos - AL15Selection of images from the WIDER Annual Lecture 15.
Structural transformation Productivity Economic policyBlog
Development, democracy and cohesion: Critical essays with insights on Sierra Leone and wider Africa contexts
African countries face huge challenges in building democratic and cohesive societies that will enhance the wellbeing of their citizens...
Democracy Economic development Economic policyJournal Special Issue
Aid, Education Policy, and DevelopmentThe studies of this Special Issue aim to address the general question of how aid can better support the collective actions that seek to improve education systems in developing countries...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic policy Sustainable development