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COVID-19 and development – effects and new realities for the Global South
WIDER Development Conference
The 2021 WIDER Development Conference takes place online during 6-8 September 2021. The three-day conference provides a platform for sharing knowledge on the effects of the pandemic in different regions across the Global South with the aim of connecting research and policy communities around the world to discuss how to move forward.
Session recordings available here.
On day one Oriana Bandiera joins to discuss COVID-19 and extreme poverty. There is also a special session in honour of the late Benno Ndulu. Day two, 7 September, features a stellar line-up of experts in our policy panel on data gaps. On the final day Staffan Lindberg delivers a keynote on COVID-19 and democracy, the event closes with a panel discussion on recovery and the future of development post-pandemic.
Throughout the event participants are invited to participate in fireside chats, attend a poster session, join our capacity development and training sessions, and more. The event also provides opportunities to engage with other attendees through networking events.
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Conference Programme: COVID-19 and development – effects and new realities for the Global SouthThe 2021 WIDER Development Conference takes place online during 6-8 September 2021. The three-day conference provides a platform for sharing knowledge on the effects of the pandemic in different regions across the Global South with the aim of...
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COVID-19 in Central America: effects of firm resilience and policy responses on employmentWith data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey, this paper examines how firm-level resilience capabilities interact with government support in the reduction of lay-offs among formal firms in Central America...
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COVID-19 and the Global South — From crisis response to sustainable development
Around the world, the pandemic, and the measures taken to address it, have had far reaching effects on poverty, inequality, and governance...
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Staffan Lindberg’s keynote address is a wake-up call
In introducing Staffan Lindberg’s keynote at the WIDER Development Conference, UNU-WIDER Senior Research Fellow and political scientist Rachel Gisselquist says that the COVID-19 pandemic is linked to new restrictions on rights and freedoms at a...
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Wasted talent – How COVID-19’s effect on the poor could make all of society poorer
The opening keynote of the recent WIDER Development Conference, COVID-19 and development – effects and new realities for the Global South , was given by Oriana Bandiera , Sir Anthony Atkinson Professor of Economics at the London School of Econo...
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Poster session - COVID-19 and developmentMonday 6 September 13:20-13:40 Hoa Ho How work has changed with COVID-19: Evidence from loan officers in India Timothy Köhler COVID-19 in the context of extreme unemployment and inequality: Estimating the effects of South Africa’s...
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Capacity development | Using the Economic Transformation Database (ETD)Industrialization Trends in the Developing World: New Evidence from the GGDC/UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database Presenters: Emmanuel Mensah & Hagen Kruse, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), University of Groningen, the...
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Capacity development | Using the World Income Inequality Database (WIID)The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) provides the most comprehensive set of income inequality statistics available and can be downloaded for free. The WIID can be used to better understand income inequality trends and how they interplay with...
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Capacity development | Using the Government Revenue Dataset (GRD)In this capacity development session you will recieve an introduction to UNU-WIDER's Government Revenue Database (GRD) and the 2021 update with an overview of its key variables as well as some examples of using the GRD in research. This will be...
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Implications of COVID-19 for the extreme poor in low-income countriesIn this keynote address, Professor Oriana Bandiera presents new research on the differences in productivity between rich and poor countries, and the implications of COVID-19 for the extreme poor in low-income countries.
Plenary session
COVID-19 - trends for democracy and autocracyIn this lecture, Professor Lindberg presents the latest findings from the V-Dem Institute on the trends for democracy and autocracy in the world, and the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had for rights and freedoms.
Plenary session
Closing panel: How is COVID-19 Changing Development?The closing panel will bring together a set of leading thinkers to discuss how COVID-19 changed development. The panel will take stock on what has been learnt about the effect of the pandemic on lives and livelihoods of citizens in developing...
Plenary session
Special session in memory of Benno NduluThis WIDER Development Conference Special Session will commemorate the life and work of Professor Benno Ndulu, Chair of the Board of UNU-WIDER, who passed on 22 February 2021 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The panel will recall his many contributions...
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Policy panel on data gapsThe availability of accurate and timely data is essential for sound policy making in the Global South. More and better data can be an accelerator for sustainable development. However, the pandemic has stymied government efforts to collect reliable...
Parallel session
Stated preferences, behaviour, and riskThis session explores how risks associated with Covid-19 affect observed behavior and stated preferences in the Global South. M. Hilmy and B. Archibong study revealed preferences using field experiments, while S. Amuakwa-Menza, J. Magat, and A...
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The future of global health governanceThis panel brings experts together with professional backgrounds in Africa, Asia and Latin America to reflect on the lessons that can be drawn from the worldwide covid crisis about global health governance. How to evaluate the global health...
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Macroeconomic and livelihood effects of COVID-19 in Africa: lessons for speeding up recoveryThe Covid-19 pandemic caused one of the worst economic contractions, social disruptions, and psychosocial distress in living memory. The full impact on lives lost, livelihoods disrupted, and economies reeled into recession in Africa is yet to be...