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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

What might explain today’s conflicting narratives on global inequality?

How unequal is the world today? Is global income inequality falling, as many economists claim, or is it rising, as one often hears? This paper reviews the arguments and evidence...

Global inequality Measurement Household surveys

Conference

Inequality - Measurement, trends, impacts, and policies

5 September 2014 – 6 September 2014

UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland

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Project

World inequality

Theme: Inclusion

The purpose of this project is to advance data collection, measurement, and research regarding the development of inequality in the world. A major focus in this research area is the maintenance, updating, and development of the World Income...

Global inequality Database Measurement

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