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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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Image: Imani Nsamila / UNU-WIDER UNU-WIDER DRM research presented at the 8th Annual Congress of the African Tax Research Network
Tue, 29 August 2023 – Thu, 31 August 2023
Johari Rotana Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Presentation
Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on examining Tanzanian health policies through a gender lens

The Innovation, Knowledge and Development (IKD) group of The Open University organises a one-day webinar on International Women's Day. The topic of the webinar is Health and care at the crossroads: evidencing gender impacts, campaigning for equality...

Wed, 8 March 2023
Online, United Kingdom
Past event
Workshop
Structural change in developing countries – ETD project workshop part 3

On 26 January 2023, commissioned research from the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) project is presented at the third and final workshop. The research aims to improve our understanding of structural transformation —how it varies, why it varies...

Thu, 26 January 2023
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Workshop
Structural change in developing countries – ETD project workshop part 2

On 24 January 2023, commissioned research from the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) project is presented at the second of three workshops. The research aims to improve our understanding of structural transformation —how it varies, why it varies...

Tue, 24 January 2023
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Structural change in developing countries – ETD project workshop

On 21 November 2022, commissioned research from the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) project is presented at the first of three workshops. The research aims to improve our understanding of structural transformation —how it varies, why it varies...

Mon, 21 November 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Webinar
Tax effort revisited: How much tax can low-income countries expect to collect?
Tue, 13 September 2022
Online, Finland
Past event
Lecture
Abrams M.E. Tagem delivers lecture at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

On Friday, 13 May 2022 9:00-10:30 (UTC+2), Abrams M.E. Tagem will deliver a lecture at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies. The lecture, entitled "The Government Revenue Dataset," will be attended by audience is mostly...

Fri, 13 May 2022
Online, Vienna, Austria
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Project workshop
Workshop: Data for tax revenue mobilisation
Thu, 28 April 2022
Online, Helsinki , Finland
Past event
Seminar
Samwel J. Kabote and Jires Tunguhole on the determinants of clove exports in Zanzibar

Samwel J. Kabote and Jires Tunguhole give a presentation on 10 December at 10-11am (UTC+2) as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation is held as a webinar, in...

Fri, 10 December 2021
Online, Finland
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Presentation
Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on social policy trajectories and women in Tanzania

The virtual conference Social Policy in Africa is organized 22-24 November 2021 by University of South Africa (UNISA) in the City of Tshwane in South Africa. On 22 November researchers Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä give a presentation in the...

Mon, 22 November 2021
online, South Africa
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Presentation
Ayu Pratiwi and Milla Nyyssölä on land rights and inter-generational resource allocations in Tanzania

On 17 November 2021 Turku University researcher Ayu Pratiwi and UNU-WIDER Research Associate Milla Nyyssölä give a presentation at the weekly online seminar of the Labour Institute for Economic Research. The topic of their presentation is A long-term...

Wed, 17 November 2021
online, Finland
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Lecture
IEA seminar — Digital Technologies: Limits and Opportunities for Economic Development

A discussion featuring Dani Rodrik, Daren Acemoglu, Mahdi Ghodsi, Kunal Sen, Albert Park, and Haroon Bhorat. These leading economists discuss the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the role of technology in shaping welfare outcomes in developing...

Tue, 12 October 2021
Online, Finland
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Presentation
Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on social protection and gender in Tanzania

On 29 September 2021 UNU-WIDER researchers Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä give a presentation at the weekly online seminar of the Labour Institute for Economic Research. The topic of their presentation is Social protection and gender in Tanzania -...

Wed, 29 September 2021
online, Finland
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Conference
Better Jobs for Development 2021

The 5th annual Jobs and Development conference takes place online 1-3 September.

Wed, 1 September 2021 – Fri, 3 September 2021
Online, Warsaw,
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Presentation
Findings from the Economic Transformation Database presented at virtual workshop

Growth, poverty & inequality: The challenge in Africa, is a virtual workshop held on 31 August, which precedes the International summit on the SDGs in Africa 2021; a three-day, online international event, taking place 13–15 September 2021. During the...

Tue, 31 August 2021
Online, South Africa
Past event
Policy seminar
Linkages between Special Economic Zone investments and the local economy
Sat, 19 June 2021
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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