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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Kunal Sen on institutions and development

UNU-WIDER Director Kunal Sen gives a lecture to the staff of the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA). The topic of the lecture is Institutions and development. In his presentation Kunal Sen will discuss the role of...

Fri, 18 March 2022
KIPPRA, Bishops Road, Nairobi, Kenya
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Lecture
Stata training for Domestic savings country authors

Capacity development on using Stata software is provided to the country authors of The domestic savings shortfall in developing countries – what can be done about it? project. The training is provided virtually by UNU-WIDER Research Associate Abrams...

Wed, 27 October 2021 – Fri, 29 October 2021
Online, Finland
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
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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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