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Industrial Policy in the 21st Century – the Challenge for Africa

In September 2019, UNU-WIDER is launching its inaugural Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Industrial Policy and the Challenge for Africa

Transforming economies – for better jobs

WIDER Development Conference in partnership with UNESCAP, 11-13 September 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand

Informality – addressing the Achilles Heel of Social Protection in Latin America

Annual Lecture 23

WIDER Seminar Series

Live streamed | The WIDER Seminar Series showcases the latest research on key topics in development economics. At the weekly sessions, early-career and senior researchers present recent and ongoing work related to UNU-WIDER’s current work programme.

Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED)

The SA-TIED programme looks at ways to support policy-making for inclusive growth and economic transformation in the southern Africa region.

Research and policy briefs

Evidence-based policymaking is crucial. Use our publications search to browse nearly 200 briefs which highlight the findings and policy implications of our research.

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126 UNU-WIDER articles, publications, projects, experts...

Journal Article

Estimating the scale of profit shifting and tax revenue losses related to foreign direct investment

Part of Journal Special Issue Public economics and development action

Foreign Direct Investment corporate income tax tax avoidance

Project workshop

Social mobility in developing countries — concepts, methods, and determinants

5 September 2019 – 6 September 2019

UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B , Helsinki, Finland

Past event

In the media

Inequality expert for SA-TIED hosted on South African national news channel eNCA Poverty Class Inequality

Book Chapter

South Asia

From the book: Asian Transformations

Growth Poverty Inequality

Book Chapter

Education and Health

From the book: Asian Transformations

Healthcare Education State

Book Chapter

Vietnam

From the book: Asian Transformations

Growth Poverty Inequality

Journal Article

Fiscal Pressure of Migration and Horizontal Fiscal Inequality: Evidence from Indian Experience

This article examines the patterns and trends in inter‐State migration across the Indian States and observes that along with the demographic factors, migration is also affected by the fiscal profile of States...

Migration Inequality Demography

Seminar

Charles Gore on Inequality Reduction as a Global Goal: The Nature and Logic of SDG 10

Charles Gore presented at the WIDER Seminar Series on 19 June 2019. Abstract – Inequality Reduction as a Global Goal: The Nature and Logic of SDG 10 Presentation slides An important feature of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed as...

19 June 2019

UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland

Past event

Journal Article

Estimating the scale of profit shifting and tax revenue losses related to foreign direct investment

This article is currently available for early online view. Governments’ revenues are lower when multinational enterprises avoid paying corporate income tax by shifting their profits to tax havens...

Foreign Direct Investment corporate income tax tax avoidance

UNU-WIDER Senior Research Fellow Rachel Gisselquist will give a presentation at an expert group meeting ‘ Reducing Inequalities: SDG 10 Progress and Prospects ’, organized by the World Bank and UN DESA in Geneva 2-3 April. The event will...

2 April 2019 – 3 April 2019

International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG), Geneva, Switzerland

Past event