• WIDER Seminar Series

    The WIDER Seminar Series showcases the latest research on key topics in development economics. The weekly sessions held in Helsinki are open to local and visiting researchers, policy makers, and others working on development topics.

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    2018 Nordic conference on development economics

    Conference | 11-12 June 2018

    Aalto University School of Business, University of Tampere and UNU-WIDER in collaboration with the Nordic Network in Development Economics will organize the 2018 Nordic Conference on Development Economics on 11-12 June 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. The conference aims at bringing together Nordic and international scholars for the exchange of ideas and discussion of recent results within theoretical and applied development economics research.

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    Migration and mobility – new frontiers for research and policy

    WIDER Development Conference

    This conference – jointly organized with ARUA – takes place 5-6 October 2017 in Accra, Ghana.

    It explores the relationships between migration, mobility, and development, with a focus on South-South movements and the African region. It aims to bring together new and innovative research from economics and other disciplines that can inform broader policy-relevant debate and action. 

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Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 22 by ERNEST ARYEETEY The political economy of structural transformation - has democracy failed African economies?

You are cordially invited to the 2018 WIDER Annual Lecture which will be given by Professor Ernest Aryeetey. He will discuss the political economy of structural transformation in Africa. The lecture looks at how various political regimes and...

14 September 2018 15:45 – 19:00
Europaea hall, Marina Congress Centre, Katajanokanlaituri 6A, Helsinki, Finland
Conference
Photo: Hector Carcia Think development – Think WIDER
13 September 2018 08:30 – 15 September 2018 18:30
Marina Congress Center (MCC), Katajanokanlaituri 6, 00160 Helsinki, Finland
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
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Matias Busso on remedial reading in small group tutorials: Short and medium run effects of three experiments in Colombia

On 11 July, Matias Busso Lead Economist at Inter-American Development Bank will be presenting the effects of small group remedial reading programs. Abstract - Remedial reading in small group tutorials: Short and medium run effects of three...

12 July 2018
UNU-WIDER Library, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Workshop
Second training round on TAZMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania

This is the second training event on the TAZMOD model, which will provide participants with comprehensive training to use the tax-benefit microsimulation model effectively. It is targeted for existing and potential new users of the model at...

10 July 2018 – 12 July 2018
International Labour Organization (ILO), Azikiwe St, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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Conference
Redistribución de ingreso y el rol de los impuestos y las transferencias monetarias en América Latina

El Instituto Mundial para la Investigación de Economía del Desarrollo de la Universidad de las Naciones Unidas (UNU-WIDER) junto con el equipo de EUROMOD del Instituto de Investigación Social y Económica (ISER) de la...

5 July 2018 – 6 July 2018
IAEN – Plataforma Gubernamental Financiera, Quito, Ecuador
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Conference
gondola/clemente-jacquard Income redistribution and the role of tax-benefit systems in Latin America
5 July 2018 – 6 July 2018
IAEN – Plataforma Gubernamental Financiera, Quito, Ecuador
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...

4 July 2018
UNU-WIDER Library, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Workshop
Second training round on ECUAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador

This is the second training event on the ECUAMOD model, which will provide participants with comprehensive training to use the tax-benefit microsimulation model effectively. It is targeted for existing and potential new users of the model at...

2 July 2018 – 4 July 2018
Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales, Av. Río Amazonas N37-271 and Villalengua, Quito, Ecuador
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 – 30 June 2018
Fudan University, 600 Guoquan Road, Shanghai, 200433, China
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
Workshop
sunshade/caruba Second training round on GHAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ghana
26 June 2018 – 28 June 2018
Accra, Ghana
Past event
Project workshop
Work-in-progress workshop: Tax-benefit microsimulation analysis

UNU-WIDER is organizing a project workshop to discuss research papers currently being written on tax-benefit microsimulation analysis under the SOUTHMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development project.

14 June 2018
UNU-WIDER Library, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Project workshop
SOUTHMOD workshop 2018

Under the SOUTHMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development project UNU-WIDER is organizing a workshop for project contributors. The workshop is an opportunity for representatives of the country teams from Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana...

13 June 2018
UNU-WIDER Library, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Conference
Windmill 2018 Nordic conference on development economics
11 June 2018 – 12 June 2018
Aalto University School of Business, Runeberginkatu 14-16, 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),...

6 June 2018
UNU-WIDER Library, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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