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Green industrialization and inclusive growth in a fractured world order

WIDER Development Conference, 18–20 March 2026, New Delhi, India
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Gross- versus net-basis taxation evidence for the UN Tax Convention negotiations
Hong Kong

2026 Jobs and Development Conference

9–10 October 2026 in Hong Kong, China | The conference brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from around the world to discuss the latest insights on jobs, labour markets, and inclusive development.
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Secure research data labs: unlocking evidence-based policy in Africa through data

UNU-WIDER is working with national revenue authorities across sub-Saharan Africa to establish secure research data labs.

UNU-WIDER welcomes G20 report on global inequality

As the custodian of the World Income Inequality Database (WIID), UNU-WIDER considers the G20 global inequality report a timely and essential contribution to the global policy discussions on inequality.
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Professor Patricia Justino Appointed as Next Director of UNU-WIDER
Cambridge Elements Development Economics

4 Elements expected in January 2026

Trade in Tasks, Gender Economics in the Global South, Developmental Dilemmas, and Varieties of Peripheral Growth Models

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The quantity and quality of women’s work
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In the Director's chair: Reflections on my first six months as Director
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My first six months as Director of UNU-WIDER have been busy, enlightening, and rewarding. We’ve launched a new work programme, with flagship projects...

Seminar
Ashwini Deshpande and Janneke Pieters on women’s work
Tue, 8 March 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
In the media
Reducing the gender gap in innovations – UNU-WIDER and UONGOZI Institute's research highlighted on several outlets
Presentation
Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on examining Tanzanian health policies through a gender lens

The Innovation, Knowledge and Development (IKD) group of The Open University organises a one-day webinar on International Women's Day. The topic of the webinar is Health and care at the crossroads: evidencing gender impacts, campaigning for equality...

Wed, 8 March 2023
Online, United Kingdom
Past event
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