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The asymmetric impact of economic policy uncertainty on firm-level investment in South Africa: Firm-level evidence from administrative tax dataThis paper uses firm-level data and a news-based measure of economic policy uncertainty to provide empirical evidence that economic policy uncertainty has a negative impact on firm-level investment in South Africa...
Economic policy policy uncertainty InvestmentBook Chapter
Construction and public procurement in UgandaFrom the book: Mining for Change
Construction sector Procurement Natural resources
Blog
A summer of learning: Takeaways from the first UNU-WIDER Summer School
As an applied economist working as a lecturer and researcher in Nigeria, opportunities to learn and exchange ideas with peers can be few and far between...
Labour market Household data Economic policyBook Chapter
Understanding elite commitment to social protection: Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge ProgrammeFrom the book: The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa
Economic policy Political science Social conditionsPolicy seminar
Changing technologies and the jobs of tomorrowWatch the live stream recording United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will organize a three-day...
Results meeting
Towards an inclusive economy — How do we support job creation and reduce inequalities in South Africa?
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Construction and public procurement in UgandaAs it transitions to an oil-producing country, Uganda’s investments in infrastructure and physical capital will increasingly depend on the ability of the construction sector to respond to surges in demand and transform investment effort into ou...
Construction sector Procurement Natural resourcesBlog
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
Book Chapter
Rural transformation: a commune-level analysisFrom the book: Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam
Growth Structural transformation Rural development