The world at crossroads – securing the future generations

The WIDER Development Conference on securing the future generations is 14–16 May 2024, in Maputo, Mozambique.

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Andrea Vaccaro on how (the lack of) state experience shapes today’s fragile states

Andrea Vaccaro presents at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 March 2024. According to the prevailing paradigm in international development policy, well-functioning state institutions play a crucial role in facilitating effective international aid. Despite a significant increase in the number of fragile countries in recent years, there has been however limited progress in understanding how aid can be made more effective in these contexts. Our study argues that one of the main obstacles to this progress lies in the conceptualization and measurement of state fragility.

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Workshop on illicit financial flows

UNU-WIDER together with the Development Economics Research Group at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH-DERG) organizes an in-person workshop on illicit financial flows (IFFs) at the University of Copenhagen on 25-26 October 2022.

Tue, 25 October 2022 – Wed, 26 October 2022
University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Author workshop on detecting and countering illicit financial flows

This project workshop brings together authors that were selected to produce research papers for the Detecting and countering illicit financial flows project, to discuss their papers. The workshop takes place online. Following the second call for...

Wed, 22 June 2022 – Thu, 30 June 2022
Online, Denmark
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Workshop on detecting and countering illicit financial flows

This project workshop brings together authors that were selected to produce research papers for the Detecting and countering illicit financial flows project, to discuss the first drafts of the papers. The workshop takes place online. Following the...

Wed, 1 September 2021 – Thu, 2 September 2021
Online, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Detecting and countering illicit financial flows - 2nd network meeting

As part of the Detecting and countering illicit financial flows project, we have established an informal network of leading international researchers working on the topic of international tax and illicit financial flows. The second meeting of the...

Wed, 3 March 2021
Online, Denmark
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Detecting and countering illicit financial flows - 1st network meeting
Thu, 12 November 2020
Online, Denmark
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Training on statistical software Stata in Myanmar

As part of the Towards inclusive development in Myanmar programme, an introductory course to Stata and to data extraction was organised for selected staff at the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Six training sessions...

Mon, 26 October 2020 – Mon, 16 November 2020
Online, Myanmar (Burma)
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Training on Business Practice Intervention Survey in Myanmar
Mon, 24 February 2020 – Sat, 29 February 2020
Central Statistical Organization, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) development: Excel workshop

As part of the research collaboration with the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar, UNU-WIDER and the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) of the University of Copenhagen, a workshop was...

Mon, 27 January 2020 – Thu, 30 January 2020
CSO, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Training on data cleaning and analysis in Myanmar

As part of the research collaboration with the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar, UNU-WIDER and the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) of the University of Copenhagen, two workshops...

Mon, 18 November 2019 – Fri, 22 November 2019
Central Statistical Organization, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Building a Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar: Hands-on experience workshop

A two-week training course took place at the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) at the University of Copenhagen to develop a prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Myanmar.

Mon, 29 July 2019 – Fri, 9 August 2019
Development Economics Research Group (DERG) at the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Economy-wide impact analysis using a pre-prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar

A training event on using economy-wide impact analysis with a pre-prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar was delivered for 13 policy analysts of the Ministry of Planning and Finance group of public sector institutions in Myanmar.

Mon, 20 May 2019 – Fri, 24 May 2019
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) , Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Inclusive development in Myanmar: 3rd KoBo Toolbox training

As part of the project Towards Inclusive Development in Myanmar, a comprehensive Kobo Toolbox training was delivered for 23 staff members from the head office and regional offices the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning...

Mon, 8 April 2019 – Wed, 10 April 2019
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Project workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: 2nd KoBo Toolbox training

As part of the project Towards Inclusive Development in Myanmar, a comprehensive Kobo Toolbox training was delivered for 25 staff members of the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar. This was a...

Thu, 21 March 2019 – Sat, 23 March 2019
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Inclusive development in Myanmar: Training on report writing using the MSME dataset

Using the Myanmar Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Survey (MSME) Dataset, around 30 participants from the Central Statistical Organization of Myanmar will receive training on report writing.

Mon, 26 November 2018 – Fri, 30 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Inclusive development in Myanmar: KoBo Toolbox training
Mon, 12 November 2018 – Wed, 14 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization , Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Workshop
Team workshop on how to use the provisional 2015 Myanmar SAM for economy-wide descriptive analysis and modelling analysis

In August 2018, UNU-WIDER and the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar signed an agreement to develop a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) and to conduct economy-wide analysis using the SAM for the...

Fri, 9 November 2018 – Wed, 14 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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