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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Presentation
UNU-WIDER shares latest DRM research at the IIPF 2022 Conference
Wed, 10 August 2022 – Fri, 12 August 2022
University of Linz, Linz, Austria
Past event
Conference
20th Annual Nordic Conference in Development Economics

The 20th Nordic Conference in Development Economics (NCDE 2022) will be held in Helsinki on June 15-16, 2022. This yearly conference serves as a meeting point for development economists active in the Nordic countries, but is also targeted more...

Wed, 15 June 2022 – Thu, 16 June 2022
Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Workshop
Third training on TAZMOD - a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania

As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at University of Dar es Salaam in collaboration with UNU-WIDER, and Southern African Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI) will organize a training event on the TAZMOD model. This third training...

Mon, 9 March 2020 – Wed, 11 March 2020
ILO Office, Kazi House, Maktaba Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Past event
Lecture
Deepak Nayyar lecture at LSE on Resurgent Asia

The lecture will analyse the phenomenal transformation of Asia, which would have been difficult to imagine, let alone predict, fifty years ago. In doing so, it provides an analytical narrative of this remarkable story of economic development...

Wed, 4 March 2020
LSE Lecture Theatre, Centre Building, LSE, 1 Charing Cross, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Past event
Lecture
Delhi School of Economics lecture on economic development in Asia, by Deepak Nayyar

On 14 January Professor Deepak Nayyar will attend the Delhi School of Economics to give a lecture on ‘Economic development in Asia: Learning from half a century of transformation’. The lecture draws from his recently published book, Resurgent Asia...

Tue, 14 January 2020
Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, India
Past event
Panel discussion
Asian Transformations panel discussion at India International Centre

On 23 December, Professor Deepak Nayyar, editor of Asian Transformations, led a panel discussion on the recent publication at the India International Centre in New Delhi. The book, Asian Transformations: An Inquiry into the Development of Nations...

Mon, 23 December 2019
India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India
Past event
Presentation
ECUAMOD model presented in Quito
Wed, 11 December 2019 – Fri, 13 December 2019
The Department of Quantitative Economics of the Faculty of Science of the National Polytechnic School, Av. Ladrón de Guevara 253, Quito, Ecuador
Past event
Workshop
Third training on MicroZAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Zambia
Tue, 3 December 2019 – Thu, 5 December 2019
Legacy Lodge & Conference Centre, Meanwood Ibex Hill, Lusaka, Zambia
Past event
Panel discussion
Oxford University Press hosts a conversation on Resurgent Asia

Over 250 people attended the launch of the new open access book Resurgent Asia at the Oxford University Press headquarters in New Delhi on 27 November. The event featured a presentation by author, Professor Deepak Nayyar, and was followed by an...

Wed, 27 November 2019
India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India
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Seminar
Asia's remarkable transformation and rise: lessons for latecomers to, and laggards in, development

On 13 November, Professor Deepak Nayyar will deliver a lecture at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) based on his newly released book, Resurgent Asia. Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus Asian Drama in 1968, to...

Thu, 14 November 2019
Sida , Valhallavägen 199 , Stockholm, Sweden
Past event
Lecture
Economic development in Asia: Learning from a half-century of transformations
Wed, 13 November 2019
IIES, A822, Universitetsvägen 10, 114 18 , Stockholm, Sweden
Past event
Policy workshop
GHAMOD policy workshop 2019

Recent research results from analyses using the GHAMOD tax-benefit microsimulation model will be presented in Ghana to policymakers and the interested research community on 1 November. The policy workshop is a part of the SOUTHMOD project.

Fri, 1 November 2019
The Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research at the University of Ghana, 74 Legon, Botanical Gardens Rd., Accra, Ghana
Past event
Presentation
SOUTHMOD model presented in Turin
Mon, 21 October 2019 – Fri, 1 November 2019
International Training Centre of the ILO, Viale Maestri del Lavoro, 10, Turin, Italy
Past event
Project workshop
Third training round on ECUAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador
Mon, 29 July 2019 – Wed, 31 July 2019
Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales, Av. Río Amazonas N37-271 and Villalengua, Quito, Ecuador
Past event
Project workshop
Third training on MOZMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Mozambique
Wed, 3 July 2019 – Fri, 5 July 2019
Ministry of Economic and Finance, Julius Nyerere Avenue, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Policy seminar
Presentation of MOZMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Mozambique
Wed, 3 July 2019
Ministry of Economic and Finance, Julius Nyerere Avenue, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Project workshop
2019 SOUTHMOD workshop
Thu, 6 June 2019 – Fri, 7 June 2019
Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands, 10 Hemlock Street Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
Past event
Project workshop
UGAMOD Training - a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda

The goal of this event is to give potential users of the model comprehensive training on the structure and use of the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda, UGAMOD. As well as providing an overview of the model, the event will include several...

Wed, 10 April 2019 – Fri, 12 April 2019
Kampala, Uganda
Past event
Policy seminar
Launch of UGAMOD - a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda
Wed, 10 April 2019
Kampala, Uganda
Past event
Workshop
Second training on VNMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Viet Nam

As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the country team at the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), together with Dr Toon Vanheukelom from KU Leuven, will deliver a training course for government officials, researchers, and other stakeholders...

Mon, 26 November 2018 – Wed, 28 November 2018
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), 68 Phan Đinh Phung, Hanoi, Vietnam
Past event
Presentation
Jukka Pirttilä presents at microsimulation seminar in Helsinki

Professor Jukka Pirttilä, UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, presented at a microsimulation seminar organized by the Ministry of Finance of Finland on 31 October 2018. The goal of the seminar was to discuss the recent research done by...

Wed, 31 October 2018
Säätytalo, Snellmaninkatu 9-11, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Using administrative tax data for research in Uganda: meeting of project collaborators

The workshop brought together around 20 participants, including researchers and staff members from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), UNU-WIDER, the Southern African Social Policy Research Institute (SASPRI), and the University of Makerere to...

Wed, 17 October 2018 – Thu, 18 October 2018
Uganda Revenue Authority, Plot M193/M194, Nakawa Industrial Area, , Kampala, Uganda
Past event
Workshop
Second training on TAZMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania
Tue, 10 July 2018 – Thu, 12 July 2018
International Labour Organization (ILO), Azikiwe St, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Past event
Panel discussion
Income redistribution and the role of tax-benefit systems in Latin America
Thu, 5 July 2018 – Fri, 6 July 2018
IAEN – Plataforma Gubernamental Financiera, Quito, Ecuador
Past event
Panel discussion
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 Universidad de Essex y el...

Thu, 5 July 2018 – Fri, 6 July 2018
IAEN – Plataforma Gubernamental Financiera, Quito, Ecuador
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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...

Mon, 2 July 2018 – Wed, 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.

Fri, 29 June 2018 – Sat, 30 June 2018
Fudan University, 600 Guoquan Road, Shanghai, 200433, China
Past event
Workshop
Second training round on GHAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ghana
Tue, 26 June 2018 – Thu, 28 June 2018
Accra, Ghana
Past event
Workshop
Second training round on MOZMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Mozambique

This is the second training event on the MOZMOD 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...

Tue, 29 May 2018 – Thu, 31 May 2018
Hotel Montebelo Indy Maputo Congress, Rua Macombe Nogueira-Nongue R1373 Sommerschield, 1100 Maputo, Mozambique
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Workshop
Training event: Enhanced analysis with MicroZAMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Zambia
Tue, 22 May 2018 – Thu, 24 May 2018
Legacy Lodge & Conference Centre, Meanwood Ibex Hill, Lusaka, Zambia
Past event
Presentation
Asian transformation – an inquiry into the development of nations
Mon, 16 April 2018
United Nations Headquarters, 405 East 42nd Street, New York 10017, United States
Past event
Project meeting
Authors meeting for Asian Transformation project

Authors for the Volume II of the book published under the Asian Transformations project meet in Hanoi, Vietnam on 9 – 10 March 2018 to discuss first drafts of the book’s chapters.

Fri, 9 March 2018 – Sat, 10 March 2018
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), Building D, 68 Phan Đinh Phung - Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
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