Quantifying the impacts of expanding social protection on efficiency and equity: evidence from a behavioral microsimulation model for Ghana Pia Rattenhuber Video of Public economics for development conference - SOUTHMOD tax-benefit microsimulation 1...
Learning dynamics in tax bunching at the kink: evidence from Ecuador Albrecht Bohne Video of Public economics for development conference - Employment and labour income 1/3 Do public employment services improve employment outcomes? Evidence from...
Using revenue administrative data for research: practical experiences and research in the Ugandan context Ronald Waiswa Video of Public economics for development conference - Revenue authorities’ administrative data 1/1
Toward closer cohesion of international tax statistics: the ICTD-UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset 2017 Kyle McNabb Video of Public economics for development conference - Taxation: The data and research agenda 1/2 Taxation and development Tony...
The geography of NGO activism against multinational corporations Pamina Koenig Video of Public economics for development conference - Multinationals 1/3 Estimating the scale of corporate profit shifting: tax revenue losses related to foreign direct...
The Helsinki Graduate School of Economics (GSE) was inaugurated on 24 October at an opening ceremony that took place at the University of Helsinki. The goal of the new school is to strengthen and broaden the field of economic research in Finland. As...
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) in partnership with the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) will host the WIDER Annual Lecture 20 at the Stockholm School of Economics on 23 March 2016. The lecture will be delivered by Martin Ravallion, a leading economist in the study of poverty and policies for fighting it.
A multidisciplinary conference on informality and development will be arranged by Indiana University and Cornell University on 22-23 October 2016 in Bloomington, Indiana. The deadline for submission is 1 May 2016.
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual with strong commitment and potential to support the Finance Team of the Institute. Closing date: 15 January 2018, 23:59 UTC+2
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual with strong commitment and potential to support the research and training programme of the Institute and in particular its related activities in Mozambique. Closing date: 29 January 2018, 23:59 UTC+2
UNU-WIDER, the National Treasury of the Republic of South Africa (NT), and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) invite proposals from qualified researchers for detailed economic analysis of the available administrative datasets. Submission...
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual with strong web and systems development skills to join the Knowledge & Information Services Team of the Institute. Closing date: 6 July 2018, 23:59 UTC+3
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual (2 positions) with strong commitment and potential to support the 2019–23 research programme as well as the training programme and communication activities of the Institute Closing date: 13 July 2018...
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual (2 positions) with strong commitment and potential to support the 2019–23 research programme as well as the training programme and communication activities of the Institute. Closing date: 13 July...
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual (2 positions) with strong commitment and potential to support the 2019–23 research programme as well as the training programme and communication activities of the Institute. Closing date: 13 July...
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual with strong commitment and potential to support the Programme Officer, and UNU-WIDER’s senior management, in the planning, monitoring, and implementation of the Institute’s work programme. The...
The Bulletin of the World Health Organization will publish a theme issue on quality of-care in the era of SDGs. This theme issue will include original research articles on quality-of-care in low- and middle-income countries. The selection of this research will prioritize rigorous methods, generalizability across contexts, and salience of findings for policy. The deadline for submission is 31 May 2016.
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual with strong commitment and potential to support the research and training programme of the Institute. Closing date: 7 March 2018, 23:59 UTC+2.
In order to improve the understanding of tax-benefit systems and their role in developing countries, and to increase the use of tax-benefit microsimulation models, UNU-WIDER invites proposals from qualified researchers for detailed economic analysis...
UNU-WIDER is pleased to announce that, following a highly successful 10 years under the leadership of Professor Finn Tarp, the Institute’s next director has been named. Professor Kunal Sen will join the Institute as Director-Designate on 1 September...
Professor Njuguna Ndung’u has been appointed as the next African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Executive Director effective September 1, 2018. Over the years Professor Ndung’u has held a number of top positions in the field of economics and...
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual with strong commitment and potential to take the lead of the Information Services Team of the Institute and has backstopping and quality assurance skills on all IT related activities. Closing date: 6...
We are seeking qualified proposals to advance economic research, capacity-building, and policy dialogue in South Africa and the southern Africa region. Submission deadline 30 November 2018 23:59 UTC+2.
UNU-WIDER is pleased to announce that Professors Ann E. Harrison, Justin Yifu Lin, and Benno Ndulu will join the WIDER Board in January 2019. All three new board members are prominent development economists who have worked closely with UNU-WIDER in...