Globalization in crisis – confronting a new economic reality

What are the causes and potential consequences of the growing deglobalization movement? The 27th WIDER Annual Lecture welcomes Dr Pinelopi (Penny) Goldberg, the Elihu Professor of Economics and Management in Yale University, and former Chief Economist of the World Bank, to discuss this with her lecture 'Globalization in crisis – confronting a new economic reality'.

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Accelerating progress towards decent work and fairer societies – joint event with ESCAP

How can developing economies overcome the challenges of informality to ensure decent work, and what role does technology play? How can this process help to build fairer societies and ensure the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals? 
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is partnering with UNU-WIDER for a discussion on how to build fairer societies through decent work on 26 October. 

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The developer’s dilemma – discussion event with ESCAP

On 26 October, UNU-WIDER, in partnership with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), hosts an event bringing together academics and international experts to discuss the developer's dilemma in Southeast Asia.

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UNU-WIDER/ACRC keynote lecture by Dr Arkebe Oqubay 'Sustainable cities and structural transformation in Africa in the twenty-first century'

On 9 November 2023, UNU-WIDER and the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) welcome Dr. Arkebe Oqubay, former Senior Minister and Special Adviser to Ethiopia's Prime Minister and former mayor of Addis Ababa, to present 'Sustainable cities and...

9 November 2023 16:00 – 9 November 2023 18:30
Event Square at Helsinki City Hall, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13, Sofiankatu 1, Helsinki, Finland
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Workshop
UNU-WIDER/ACRC workshop: Urbanization without structural transformation?

Urbanization has long been associated with structural transformation, the shift of workers from low-productivity sectors to high-productivity ones, a shift crucial to fostering economic growth and reducing poverty. However, the story of African...

9 November 2023 09:00 – 10 November 2023 17:30
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Seminar
Stefan Leeffers on the effect of information on flood preparedness in urban Mozambique
25 October 2023 15:00 – 25 October 2023 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Iván Torre on Educational mobility in Europe and Central Asia
19 October 2023 15:00 – 19 October 2023 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Workshop
Second RWAMOD training

As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at the Rwanda Revenue Authority ( RRA ), in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and the Southern African Social Policy Research Insights ( SASPRI ), are organizing the second in-person training workshop on...

18 October 2023 13:30 – 20 October 2023 16:30
Kigali, Rwanda
Workshop
Findings from recent research using RWAMOD

As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at the Rwanda Revenue Authority ( RRA ), in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and the Southern African Social Policy Research Insights ( SASPRI ) are organizing a stakeholder meeting on findings from...

18 October 2023 09:00 – 18 October 2023 13:30
Online, Kigali, Rwanda
Seminar
Wayne Sandholtz presents Policy information and electoral accountability: Experimental evidence from Liberia
11 October 2023 15:00 – 11 October 2023 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Annual Lecture
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10 October 2023 15:00 – 10 October 2023 18:30
The Gamle Festsal (Old Assembly Hall) in the Domus Academica of the University of Oslo, Karl Johans gate 47, Oslo, Norway
Workshop
Stata data management training

A three day in-person Data management in Stata capacity development workshop is provided to the research staff of the Zambia Revenue Authority ( ZRA ) and Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis & Research ( ZIPAR ) in Lusaka, Zambia on 9-11 October...

9 October 2023 09:00 – 11 October 2023 16:00
Zambia Revenue Authority, Lusaka, Zambia
Panel discussion
UN HQ Accelerating progress towards fairer societies
4 October 2023 12:00 – 4 October 2023 14:45
United Nations Headquarters, Room CR 11, 405 E 45th St, New York, New York, United States
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Workshop
Stata data management training

A five day in-person Data management in Stata capacity development workshop is provided to the research staff of the Tanzania Revenue Authority ( TRA ) and Zanzibar Revenue Authority ( ZRA ) in Stonetown, Zanzibar on 2-6 October 2023. Few people in...

2 October 2023 09:00 – 6 October 2023 16:00
Zanzibar, Stonetown, Tanzania
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Bangkok - Unsplash - Nick van den Berg The developer’s dilemma – discussion event with ESCAP
26 September 2023
ESCAP, Theatre, UNCC, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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Panel discussion
Bangkok - Unsplash - Frida Aguilar Estrada Accelerating progress towards decent work and fairer societies – joint event with ESCAP
26 September 2023
ESCAP, CR-4, UNCC, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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Workshop
Difference-in-Differences (DiD) training with Pedro H.C. Sant’Anna

From 25–27 September 2023, UNU-WIDER will be offering a Difference-in-Differences (DiD) training on its premises with Dr Pedro H.C. Sant’Anna. The training will be offered by invitation only to external participants from Helsinki Graduate School of...

25 September 2023 – 27 September 2023
UNU-WIDER Sustainability Library, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Workshop
UNU-WIDER at UN Youth of Finland's Youth Peace Week: Young voices in peace research

UNU-WIDER takes part in UN Youth of Finland's Youth Peace Week 21 September 2023. In partnership with UN Youth of Finland and Saferglobe, UNU-WIDER organizes Young voices in peace research.

21 September 2023
Huolintatalo, Pasilankatu 2, 00101, Helsinki, Finland
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Workshop
Report on aid and social protection systems in the Global South shared with Swedish development agency

Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa , is invited to speak and share results at a half-day workshop on 'Social protection in the Global South: evidence, sustainability, climate change and migration, and the role of...

21 September 2023
Sida, rm. Höga Kusten, Sundbyberg, Rissneleden 10, Stockholm, Sweden
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