Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Dr Shi Li on recent changes in income inequality in China
At the first of this autumn's seminar series, Dr Shi Li will present on income inequality in China. Abstract – Recent changes in income inequality in China During the past three decades China’s economic growth has been among the fastest in the world...
30 August 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Joseph Vecci on religion, leadership, and coordination
At the seminar on 27 September 2017, Joseph Vecci will present experimental findings on religion, leadership, and coordination. Abstract – Religion, leadership, and coordination: Evidence from a lab experiment in the field Religious inequality and...
27 September 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Authors' workshop: The Practice of Industrial Policy: Lessons for Africa
9 March 2015
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10 March 2015
Scandic Grand Marina,
Katajanokanlaituri 7,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project meeting
UNU-WIDER Symposium - The political economy of social protection in developing countries
8 February 2016
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10 February 2016
Hilton Mexico City Reforma,
Avenida Juárez 70, Cuauhtemoc, Centro,
Mexico City,
Mexico
Past event
Presentation
International Economic Association 17th World Congress
UNU-WIDER organized two sessions during the 17th World Congress of the International Economic Association. Learning to Compete – Sunday 8 June 2014 Chaired by Finn Tarp Out of Africa: A comparative perspective on why Africa failed to industrialize...
6 June 2014
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10 June 2014
Dead Sea,
Jordan
Past event
Presentation
Tony Addison presents at the UNCTAD World Investment Forum
On 26 October Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER Tony Addison is giving a presentation in a multi-disciplinary academic conference that takes place within the UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2018 in Geneva.
26 October 2018
Palais des Nations,
Av. de la Paix,
Geneva,
Switzerland
Past event
Presentation
Presentation on human rights and sustainable development at a Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland policy seminar
The World Bank, one of the most central actors in the global fight to reduce poverty, has been recently under the spotlight for its approach to human rights, or rather lack thereof. The United Nations human rights mechanisms have called for a...
17 March 2016
Säätytalo,
Snellmaninkatu 9-11,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Finn Tarp participated in the expert hearing on Finnish Government's Development Policy Report
Finn Tarp participated in the expert hearing on Finnish Government's Development Policy Report which outlines the development policy programme for 2016-2019.
15 March 2016
Finnish Parliament Annex,
Arkadiankatu 3,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Maureen Were presents at AERC workshop in Kenya
The final review workshop for the African Economic research Consortium (AERC) research project rethinking regional integration in Africa for inclusive and sustainable development took place in Nairobi, Kenya, on 24-25 September. Maureen Were, UNU...
24 September 2018
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25 September 2018
Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Kenya Road,
Nairobi,
Kenya
Past event
Seminar
Shreya Bhattacharya on the effect of inter caste networks on well-being
On 7 November, Shreya Bhattacharya, PhD Candidate, University of Houston, will present her research. Abstract - The effect of inter caste networks on well-being Interactions within neighbourhoods have been shown to influence both short run and long...
7 November 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Pui Yi Wong on the role of the state, market and society in developing ikat textile value chains in Sarawak, Malaysia
On 14 November Pui Yi Wong, PhD Candidate, University of Malaysia will present her research. Abstract - The role of the state, market and society in developing ikat textile value chains in Sarawak, Malaysia The ideal role of the state in facilitating...
14 November 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Amèvi Kouwoaye on trade tax reforms and poverty in developing countries: why some countries benefit and others lose out
On 21 November Amèvi Kouwoaye, PhD Candidate, University of Laval, will present his research. Abstract - Trade tax reforms and poverty in developing countries: why some countries benefit and others lose out? This paper studies the relationship...
21 November 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Dragan Filipovich on 'risk-sharing’ markets in small-householder farmer societies
23 November 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
António Cruz presents at NOVAFRICA seminar series
On 7 November António Cruz will give a presentation within the NOVAFRICA seminar series of Nova School of Business and Economics in the New University of Lisbon (Universidade Nova de Lisboa). The presentation is based on a WIDER working paper...
7 November 2018
Nova School of Business and Economics,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus de Carcavelos, Rua da Holanda, Nº 1,
Carcavelos,
Portugal
Past event
Presentation
Tony Addison presents at Norad
7 November 2018
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad),
Oslo,
Norway
Past event
Presentation
Tony Addison talks in Oslo at a conference on fragility, taxation, and state-building
On 8 November Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, is presenting in Oslo in a conference on The New Politics of Development: Fragility, Taxation and State-building. Addison will be chairing a session on taxation and state...
8 November 2018
Forskningsparken,
Oslo,
Norway
Past event
Seminar
Sam Jones reviews the likely impacts of the fourth industrial revolution on low-income African countries
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, Sam Jones, gave a presentation at a public seminar at the University of Helsinki on the possible impacts of the fourth industrial revolution on African countries, using examples from Mozambique. The event, ‘Human meets...
18 October 2018
Think Corner (Tiedekulma),
Yliopistonkatu 4,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Second training on VNMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Viet Nam
As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the country team at the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), together with Dr Toon Vanheukelom from KU Leuven, will deliver a training course for government officials, researchers, and other stakeholders...
26 November 2018
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28 November 2018
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM),
68 Phan Đinh Phung,
Hanoi,
Vietnam
Past event
Seminar
Public Forum on Higher Education - in Beira
13 November 2018
University of Zambeze,
Beira ,
Mozambique
Past event
Workshop
Team workshop on how to use the provisional 2015 Myanmar SAM for economy-wide descriptive analysis and modelling analysis
In August 2018, UNU-WIDER and the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar signed an agreement to develop a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) and to conduct economy-wide analysis using the SAM for the...
9 November 2018
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14 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Conference
Transforming economies - for better jobs
11 September 2019
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13 September 2019
United Nations Conference Centre,
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue,
Bangkok,
Thailand
Past event
Presentation
Extractive Industries presentation at New York’s Natural Resource Governance Institute
On Tuesday 13 November Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, is giving a presentation at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) in New York, addressing the NRGI staff. The presentation is linked to a new UNU-WIDER...
13 November 2018
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) ,
New York,
United States
Past event
Presentation
Tony Addison and Alan Roe promote new book on extractives at the IMF
14 November 2018
International Monetary Fund (IMF) ,
Washington, DC,
United States
Past event
Presentation
The future of extractive industries – Tony Addison and Alan Roe present to World Bank 1818 Society
Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, and UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, Alan Roe will visit the World Bank in Washington, DC on 15 November. They will present to the World Bank 1818 society, the World Bank...
15 November 2018
World Bank,
Washington, DC,
United States
Past event
Presentation
Tony Addison and Alan Roe present at the World Bank
16 November 2018
World Bank,
Washington, DC,
United States
Past event
Presentation
Extractives in development – Tony Addison addresses UN DESA
Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, is giving a presentation to the staff of UN DESA, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in New York on 19 November. The presentation shares findings from the UNU...
19 November 2018
UN DESA,
New York,
United States
Past event
Seminar
Public forum on natural gas
On 14 September the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project will host a public forum on natural gas in Maputo. The event focuses on better ways to manage natural resources revenue in Mozambique. Tore Eriksen, a senior advisor from Norway’s Ministry of...
14 September 2018
Universidade Eduardo Modlane,
Av. Julius Nyerere 3453,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Conference
Inclusive Growth in Mozambique: Annual Conference
27 November 2018
Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence ,
Marginal Avenue, 141,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
Public Forum: Mozambique as a natural gas exporter - Lessons from the past experiences
28 November 2018
Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence ,
Marginal Avenue, 141,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Lecture
John Page on growth, structural change and industry
29 October 2018
Department for International Development,
22 Whitehall, Westminster,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Lecture
John Page on the drivers of industrial location
On 30 October, John Page gives a presentation on the drivers of industrial location at the London School of Economics. This event is part of a series of lectures delivered by Brookings Institution Senior Fellow and UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior...
30 October 2018
London School of Economics and Political Science,
Houghton St,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Lecture
John Page on industries without smokestacks
19 November 2018
United Nations Headquarters ,
New York,
United States
Past event
Lecture
John Page on industrial policy
4 December 2018
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC),
Nairobi,
Kenya
Past event
Presentation
Jukka Pirttilä presents at microsimulation seminar in Helsinki
Professor Jukka Pirttilä, UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, presented at a microsimulation seminar organized by the Ministry of Finance of Finland on 31 October 2018. The goal of the seminar was to discuss the recent research done by...
31 October 2018
Säätytalo,
Snellmaninkatu 9-11,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Lecture
John Page on natural resources and industrialization
On 30 November, John Page will give a presentation on natural resources and industrialization at an event co-organized by UONGOZI and UNU-WIDER at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. This event is part of a series of lectures delivered by...
30 November 2018
University of Dar es Salaam,
Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
Past event
Presentation
Launch of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey 2017
On 29 May 2018 the first ‘Myanmar Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Survey’ is published. The launch event will bring together policy-makers, representatives from international organizations and researchers to discuss the findings of the report.
29 May 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO),
Office #32,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Kasim Ggombe Munyegera on the Gender Gap in Firm Productivity: Evidence from Establishment and Household Enterprise Data from Rwanda
Kasim Ggombe Munyegera, the Country Economist for the International Growth Center speaks about the Gender Gap in Firm Productivity at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 30 May 2018. Abstract - The gender gap in firm productivity: Evidence from...
30 May 2018
UNU-WIDER Library,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Amina Ebrahim on the effects of a youth wage subsidy on South African employment – An Update
On 06 June, UNU-WIDER Research Associate Amina Ebrahim talks about the South African youth wage subsidy. Abstract - The effects of a youth wage subsidy on South African employment: An update South Africa’s Employment Tax Incentive (ETI), launched in...
6 June 2018
UNU-WIDER Library,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Seonghoon Kim on Experimental Evidence from a Summer School Program in Malawi
Seonghoon Kim, Assistant Professor at Singapore Management University presents evidence from a study conducted in Malawi looking at the impacts of learning in mother tongue at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 4 July 2018. Abstract - Teach me in my...
4 July 2018
UNU-WIDER Library,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Himanshu Himanshu on Inequality in India: A re-examination
On 27 June 2018 Associate Professor Himanshu Himanshu from Jawaharlal Nehru University presents a re-examination of trends in inequality in India. Abstract - Inequality in India: A re-examination This paper presents a re-examination of trends in...
27 June 2018
UNU-WIDER Library,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Policy workshop
Capacity building for Ghana’s economic development: prospects and challenges
UNU-WIDER and the University of Ghana will organize a policy workshop titled ‘Capacity building for Ghana’s economic development: prospects and challenges’ on 17 March 2016 in Accra. The event will bring together graduate students, decision-makers...
17 March 2016
ISSER Conference Center, University of Ghana,
Botanical Gardens Road,
Legon-Accra,
Ghana
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Matias Busso on peer effects and academic achievement: Experimental evidence from ability grouping in Mexico
On 25 July, Matias Busso Lead Economist at Inter-American Development Bank will be presenting experimental evidence on the impact of peers to individuals' academic achiements. *Please note that this event will be held at a different location to...
25 July 2018
Scandic Grand Marina Hotel, Meeting room Compass,
Katajanokanlaituri 7,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Authors’ workshop on Asian Transformation
Authors for the Volume II of the book published under the Asian Transformations project meet in Shanghai, China on 29-30 June 2018 to discuss the book's chapters final drafts.
29 June 2018
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30 June 2018
Fudan University,
600 Guoquan Road,
Shanghai, 200433,
China
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Philip Verwimp on impacts of an off-grid energy project
Philip Verwimp, Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, will present at the WIDER Seminar Series spring sneak-peak on 14 February 2018. Please note that pre-registration is not necessary for this event. Abstract – Impact evaluation of an off...
14 February 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Carlos Gradín on occupational gender segregation in South Africa
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Carlos Gradín will kick off the spring 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series on 7 March 2018. Abstract – Occupational gender segregation in post-apartheid South Africa | Slides In this paper, we show that occupations in...
7 March 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Faraz Usmani and Larissa Nawo
At the 14 March 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series, PhD Candidates Faraz Usmani and Larissa Nawo will present their recent findings.
14 March 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Kalle Hirvonen on large-scale social protection inverventions
Kalle Hirvonen, Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), will present at the 21 March 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series. Abstract – The impact of large-scale social protection interventions on grain prices...
21 March 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Vincent Somville on barriers to female empowerment
On 28 March 2018, Assistant Professor Vincent Somville of the Norwegian School of Economics will present at the WIDER Seminar Series. Abstract – Barriers to female empowerment: Evidence from a field experiment in Tanzania Many young girls in...
28 March 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event