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2020 Annual Conference of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme

Join us for the 'Evidence to enhance inclusive growth' conference on 2-6 November. Read more

UN at 75: slow death or a new direction? | Annual Lecture 24

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE The 2020 WIDER Annual Lecture by Lord Mark Malloch-Brown discusses whether the UN can reinvent itself, or whether it will sink into irrelevance? More

Support COVID-19 research - take the survey today

Life with Corona, a global survey tracking the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 around the world has just been released with updated questions. Take part in the survey here, and share the link with your colleagues, friends and family! Read more

35 years of knowledge for change (1985-95)

Join our anniversary celebrations as we reflect on some of the greatest achievements of UNU-WIDER over the last 35 years and how we see our work creating change in the future. First we look at 1985-95 and changing IMF orthodoxy. Read more

COVID-19 and employment: Insights from the sub-Saharan African experience

While the full socio-economic consequences remain uncertain, the pandemic’s impact on the labour market has become an issue of global concern. Read more

Journal Special Issue: Understanding agricultural development and change

Using the case of Vietnam, this special issue brings together a set of high-quality academic studies to answer key research questions of importance to understanding agricultural development and change in developing country settings. Read more

How is COVID-19 changing development? A WIDER Webinar Series

Catch up on recordings from the WIDER Webinar Series to hear from renowned researchers on the impact of COVID-19 on development, and the implications for the Global South. More webinars to be announced soon!

Why all countries should contribute to ending global poverty

Trillions of dollars have already been spent on the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no one knows what the final bill will be. Is it possible to respond to a much longer crisis – global poverty – with even a fraction of these resources? More

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Research and policy briefs

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Social Spending and Aggregate Welfare in Developing and Transition Economies

On 11 September 2014, Miguel Niño Zarazua presented his recent study at the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) of the World Bank, which finds strong evidence of a positive causal effect of social spending on aggregate welfare...

11 September 2014

World Bank, 1818 H St NW, Washington DC, United States

Past event

Conference

Reflections on Transition: Twenty Years After The Fall of The Berlin Wall

Contact person Lorraine Telfer-Taivainen , Senior Editorial and Publishing Assistant Opening statement by President Václav Havel Reflections on Transition: Twenty Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall September 2009 WIDER Conference Photo...

18 September 2009 – 19 September 2009

UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland

Past event

News

WIDER Book 'Making Peace Work' Launched in Berlin

Making Peace Work book presentation and seminar. Hosted by DIW Berlin and the United Nations Association of Germany.

Conflict management War Justice

Project

Building African capacity for policy simulation

Theme: 1985-97

With the introduction of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), governments in Africa and other developing countries have been under great pressure to devise effective policies that will reduce poverty and...

Globalization Social and Human Development Africa

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