• 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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    Public economics for development

    WIDER Development Conference

    The conference – held on 5-6 July 2017 in Maputo, Mozambique – focuses on the lessons from modern public and development economics which can guide policy makers to reform tax and public provision systems.

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    Crisscrossing streets and green areas.

    17th Nordic conference in development economics 2018

    Conference

    This collaborative conference takes place 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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Windmill 17th Nordic conference in development economics 2018
11 June 2018 08:00 – 12 June 2018 17:00
Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Selim Gulesci on tenancy contracts in agriculture

At the 1 November seminar, Selim Gulesci will present results on tenancy contracts in agriculture. Abstract – Moral hazard: Experimental evidence from tenancy contract This paper reports results from a field experiment designed to estimate the...

1 November 2017 15:00 – 16:00
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki (Helsingfors) [Etelä-Suomen lääni (fi)], Finland
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Pauline Rossi on private health investments under competing risks

At the WIDER Seminar on 18 October 2017, Pauline Rossi will presents findings on private health investments in Senegal. Abstract – Private health investments under competing risks: evidence from malaria control in Senegal This study exploits...

18 October 2017 15:00 – 16:00
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki (Helsingfors) [Etelä-Suomen lääni (fi)], Finland
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Ventaka Nadella on social group identity, electoral reservations, and entrepreneurship

At the seminar on 11 October 2017, Ventaka Nadella of Indiana University will present evidence from India on social group identity, electoral reservations, and entrepreneurship. Abstract to come. The WIDER Seminar Series The WIDER Seminar Series...

11 October 2017 15:00 – 16:00
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki (Helsingfors) [Etelä-Suomen lääni (fi)], Finland
Conference
Migration and mobility - new frontiers for research and policy
5 October 2017 09:00 – 6 October 2017 17:00
Accra, Ghana
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...

27 September 2017 15:00 – 16:00
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Finland
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Shiqi Guo and Abrams Tagem

The seminar on 20 September 2017 will feature two 30-minute presentations. Shiqi Guo will present on urban air quality in China and Abrams Tagem will share his findings on foreign aid and domestic revenue mobilization. Shiqi Guo: Abstract –...

20 September 2017 15:00 – 16:00
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki (Helsingfors) [Etelä-Suomen lääni (fi)], Finland
Policy workshop
Training on TAZMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania
18 September 2017 09:00 – 20 September 2017 16:00
ILO Office, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - David Carment on exiting the fragility trap

David Carment of Carleton University will present at the WIDER seminar on 13 September 2017. Abstract – Exiting the fragility trap: Rethinking our approach to the world's most fragile states | PPT slides It is frequently assumed that...

13 September 2017
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki (Helsingfors) [Etelä-Suomen lääni (fi)], Finland
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Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Sowmya Dhanaraj on women at work in India

On 6 September 2017, Sowmya Dhanaraj of the Madras School of Economics will present her work on women at work in India. Abstract – Easing entry and improving job retention for rural Indian women: The role of family structure Culture is...

6 September 2017
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki (Helsingfors) [Etelä-Suomen lääni (fi)], Finland
Past event
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...

30 August 2017
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Finland
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Finn Tarp at the IPP International Conference 2017

The IPP International Conference 2017, ‘Development and Poverty: China and the World’, will feature speakers and participants from the West, East Asia, South Asia, Latin America, and mainland China to discuss challenges faced by...

19 August 2017 – 20 August 2017
Shangri-La Hotel, Guangzhou, China
Past event
Policy workshop
Training on ETMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation for Ethiopia
11 July 2017 – 13 July 2017
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Past event
Policy seminar
Launch of ETMOD - a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ethiopia
11 July 2017
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Past event
Policy seminar
Public economics for development: What can we learn from the Finnish experience?
7 July 2017
Joaquim Chissano Conference Center, Av Marginal 4441, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Conference
Public economics for development
5 July 2017 – 6 July 2017
Joaquim Chissano Conference Center, Av Marginal 4441, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
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