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Global inequality in length of life, 1950–2015This paper provides a broad picture of national, regional and global trends of inequality in length of life over the period 1950–2015...
Inequality Lifespan Mortality ratesBlog
From the Editor's Desk (September-October 2015)
UNU-WIDER had a busy September. We celebrated our 30 th birthday with some 600 people at our three-day conference on ‘Mapping the Future of Development Economics’ here in Helsinki. It was a great occasion...
Agriculture Business enterprises Capital investmentsBlog
Economic Lessons from Recent Research for Achieving SDG8 This article is part of UNU’s “ 17 Days, 17 Goals ” series, featuring research and commentary in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, 25-27 September 2015 in New York City...
Business enterprises Capital investments Economic assistance and foreign aidWorking Paper
A Review of External Assistance and Aid Effectiveness for Maternal and Child Health: Challenges and OpportunitiesThis paper primarily focuses on how global funding has supported interventions that have proven to be successful in reducing maternal, newborn, and child mortality around the world...
Children Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development projectsBlog
Aid and the Social Sectors: Reflections from the Stockholm Results Meeting17 April 2013 Tony Addison and Miguel Niño-Zarazúa We learnt much from the ReCom Results meeting on 13th March in Stockholm on aid and the social sectors...
Children Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic growthBlog
Aid to the Social Sectors – Achievements and Mistakes
22 March 2013 The share of aid to social sectors has grown over the past 20 years. Evidence shows clear links between support to these sectors and poverty reduction, economic growth, and human development. But what works, and why?...
Children Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic growthBlog
What’s in a Name?: Human Rights, Human Development, and Human Dignity
David L. Richards Over the past decades, the terms ‘human rights’ and ‘human development’ have been characterized as being: complementary to one another, purposefully distinct from one another, or synonymous for one another...
Capitalism Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic developmentBook
Health Inequality and DevelopmentAcross the world, while income inequality among countries is declining, there is clear evidence that health related inequities are on the increase...
Equality and inequality Health Life expectancyBook Chapter
Global Inequality in Health: Disparities in Human Longevity among CountriesFrom the book: Health Inequality and Development
Equality and inequality Health Life expectancyJournal Article
Health Inequality and DeprivationPart of Journal Special Issue Health and Development
Equality and inequality Health IncomeJournal Article
Life Expectancy and Welfare in Latin America and the CaribbeanPart of Journal Special Issue Health and Development
Equality and inequality Health Infrastructure (Economics)Journal Article
Measuring Health Inequality with Realization of Potential Life Year (RePLY)Part of Journal Special Issue Health and Development
Equality and inequality Health Life expectancyJournal Article
Public Sector Efficiency, Foreign Aid and Small Island Developing StatesPart of Journal Special Issue Policy Arena: Small Island Developing States
Education Public expenditures Life expectancyWorking Paper
Public Sector Efficiency and Small Island Developing StatesThis paper examines the efficiency of public sector expenditures at achieving social sector outcomes in small island developing states (SIDS)...
Education Public expenditures Life expectancyBook Chapter
Income-Based Measures of Average Well-beingFrom the book: Human Well-being
Comparative economics Income Index numbers (Economics)Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 10 - Global Patterns of Income and HealthPeople in poor countries live shorter lives than people in rich countries so that, if we take income and health together, there is more inequality in the world than if we consider income alone.