Seminar

On 1 June 2023, UNU-WIDER Director Kunal Sen attends IER-Hitotsubashi University to present in the Economic Development Workshop in the Center for Economic Institutions.

Webinar

Presentation

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...

Lecture

The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) hosts its 63rd Annual Conference in Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 1–3 March 2023. On day three (3 March) of the conference, UNU-WIDER Director, Kunal Sen delivers the Valedictory...

Panel discussion

The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) hosts its 63rd Annual Conference in Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 1–3 March 2023. On day two (2 March) of the conference, a panel discussion will explore the key findings of the...

Presentation

On 6 December Michael Danquah joins the OECD’s virtual workshop on: Transitions out of informality and their implications for workers. The workshop brings together the ongoing work of the OECD on the topic and invites experts in the field to learn...

Presentation

On Friday, 2 December 2022, Kunal Sen presents to an audience of researchers at the University of Sussex including visitors from the Institute for Development Studies. The presentation draws from the forthcoming book The job ladder: Transforming...

Presentation

As part of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) biannual research workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, UNU-WIDER coordinates a special session on the forthcoming book The job ladder: Transforming informal work and livelihoods in developing...

Presentation

Presentation

During 27-30 June UNU-WIDER researchers, Michael Danquah and Simone Schotte join the expert group meeting hosted virtually by Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) on Creating full and...

Conference

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...

Seminar

Presentation

On 15 December 2021 UNU-WIDER Research Associate Simone Schotte presents at the weekly online seminar of the Labour Institute for Economic Research. The topic of her presentation is The labor market impact of COVID-19 lockdowns: evidence from Ghana...

Seminar

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...

Presentation

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...

Presentation

On 18 November Kunal Sen joins the 4th webinar of the evidence-based policy and action roundtable series by NIRDPR. The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj hosts the event online with Kunal Sen presenting Growth 2.0: the good...

Presentation

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...

Presentation

On Thursday 28 October at 15:00 (UCT+5:30) UNU-WIDER Director Kunal Sen joins the CESS-DGS Special Lecture Series on Development Themes. The lecture will draw from UNU-WIDER research on COVID-19, and in particular, from the project Transforming...

Presentation

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 -...

Presentation

During the 2021 International Conference in Development Economics (ICDE) Simone Schotte joins parallel session C4 on COVID-19 to present a recent WIDER Working Paper co-authored with Michael Danquah, Robert Osei and Kunal Sen, ‘The labour market...

Presentation

The Research Training Group ‘Globalization and Development’ (GlaD) organises an international conference to be held from 5-6 July, 2021. Simone Schotte joins parallel B.2 Labour Markets to present a recent WIDER Working Paper co-authored with Michael...

Presentation

The 96th Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference takes place online across 27 June to 1 July. This year’s programme includes a session chaired by Tim Gindling, Climbing the job ladder? Informal and formal work in a dynamic...

Policy seminar

Seminar

Maureen Odongo gave a presentation on 15 April 2021, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar, in collaboration with UONGOZI Institute...

Seminar

Emanoel Alfred gave a presentation on 15 April 2021, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project, on his research study co-authored with Joseph Qamara. The presentation was held as a...

Seminar

Nandera Mhando and Nasibu Mramba gave a presentation on 14 April 2021, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar, in collaboration with...

Seminar

Lecture

Kunal Sen, Director of UNU-WIDER, will deliver the 17th Dr V. K. R. V. Rao Memorial Lecture on 20 January 2021 on occasion of Founders’ Day at the Institute for Social and Economic Change in Bangalore, India.

Project workshop

Project workshop

Seminar

William Pallangyo gave a presentation on 19 August 2020, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar. Abstract - The informal sector and safety...

Seminar

Abel Kinyondo and Chris Huggins gave a presentation on 19 August 2020, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar. Abstract – Promoting...