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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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Working Paper

Financial disincentives to formal work: Evidence from Ecuador and Colombia

The aim of this paper is to quantify the financial cost that informal workers would incur in the event of entering formality, accounting for potential earnings gains upon entry...

formalization Informal sector Informality

News

Press release - Professor Kunal Sen starts as the director of UNU-WIDER

‘Economic transformation needs to be accompanied by political and social transformations if we are to see drastic increases in human wellbeing’

SDGs Transformation Informality

Project

Transforming informal work and livelihoods

Theme: Current programme

Informality Self-employment Poverty

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