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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UNU-WIDER supports learning at the Addis Tax Initiative regional workshop on tax expenditures

UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Amina Ebrahim joins the Addis Tax Initiative (ATI) Asia regional follow-up technical meeting on tax expenditures in Kathmandu, Nepal as a presenter.

Tue, 7 May 2024 – Thu, 9 May 2024
Hotel Yak & Yeti, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Presentation
Bridging the gap: Unveiling the potential of Tanzania's SMEs through VAT insights

UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Amina Ebrahim speaks at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Bergen, Norway. She presents the findings of a forthcoming WIDER Working Paper to the research staff. Her findings support opportunities for expanding knowledge...

Mon, 29 April 2024
Bergen, Jekteviksbakken 31, Norway
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Webinar
How much tax can low-income countries raise?

In a world where lower-income countries face financing challenges exacerbated by climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals, and recent global health crises, the question of optimizing tax revenue is more pressing than ever. This panel...

Wed, 17 April 2024
Hybrid, Finland
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Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Uganda

On 9 April 2024, UNU-WIDER's Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM) programme, financed by Norad, hosts a work-in-progress meeting in continuation of the collaborative efforts with Uganda.Master's students present their theses, highlighting recent...

Tue, 9 April 2024
Hybrid, Finland
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Workshop
CSPR MicroZAMOD training workshop

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) is excited to announce a CSPR MicroZAMOD training workshop in Lusaka from 25–28 March 2024. This intensive four-day event is part of the SOUTHMOD project and aims to bring together staff members of CSPR...

Mon, 25 March 2024 – Thu, 28 March 2024
Lusaka, Zambia
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Workshop
UNU-WIDER facilitates learning at 2024 ATI Tax Gap Workshop

Organized by the Addis Tax Initiative (ATI), in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s AFRITAC East and Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD), UNU-WIDER and the World Bank’s Global Tax Program.

Tue, 19 March 2024 – Thu, 21 March 2024
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Presentation
Tax administrative data work presented at Addis Tax Initiative East Africa follow-up meeting

Amina Ebrahim, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, presents and runs a training at the Addis Tax Initiative (ATI) East Africa regional follow-up technical meeting on tax expenditures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 6-8 December 2023. The regional meeting is...

Wed, 6 December 2023 – Fri, 8 December 2023
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Workshop
First PERUMOD training and launch event

As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at Universidad del Pacífico in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science organizes the first training and launch...

Mon, 20 November 2023 – Thu, 23 November 2023
Universidad del Pacífico, Peru
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Policy seminar
Uganda TIN registration form, calculator, currency, pen. Image: Kalungi Kabuye / UNU-WIDER Findings from recent research based on Ugandan administrative tax data
Wed, 15 November 2023
Hotel Protea by Marriott, Elgon Terrace, Kampala, Uganda
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Presentation
New York scryscraper silhouette search image. Image: Zach Miles / Unsplash UNU-WIDER at the Dialogue on Tax and SDGs conference
Tue, 14 November 2023 – Fri, 17 November 2023
Online, New York, United States
Past event
Policy seminar
Receipt from a card machine in a grocery store. Image: Imani Nsamila Improved compliance and a renewed social contract for the SDGs
Fri, 10 November 2023
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Workshop
First ZANMOD training and launch event

As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at Zanzibar Revenue Authority (ZRA) in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and Southern African Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI) organizes the first training event on the ZANMOD model, along with...

Mon, 30 October 2023 – Thu, 2 November 2023
Golden Tulip Airport, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Workshop
Sixth 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) organizes a training event on TAZMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation...

Wed, 25 October 2023 – Fri, 27 October 2023
Golden Tulip Airport, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Workshop
Second RWAMOD training

As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and the Southern African Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI), are organizing the second in-person training workshop on...

Wed, 18 October 2023 – Fri, 20 October 2023
Kigali, Rwanda
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Workshop
Findings from recent research using RWAMOD

As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and the Southern African Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI) are organizing a stakeholder meeting on findings from recent...

Wed, 18 October 2023
Online, Kigali, Rwanda
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Workshop
Stata data management training

A three day in-person Data management in Stata capacity development workshop is provided to the research staff of the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis & Research (ZIPAR) in Lusaka, Zambia on 9-11 October 2023...

Mon, 9 October 2023 – Wed, 11 October 2023
Zambia Revenue Authority, Lusaka, Zambia
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Workshop
Stata data management training

A five day in-person Data management in Stata capacity development workshop is provided to the research staff of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and Zanzibar Revenue Authority (ZRA) in Stonetown, Zanzibar on 2-6 October 2023. Few people in...

Mon, 2 October 2023 – Fri, 6 October 2023
Zanzibar, Stonetown, Tanzania
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Presentation
ATI workshop in Accra 2023 Tax administrative data work presented at Addis Tax Initiative West Africa regional follow-up meeting
Mon, 18 September 2023 – Wed, 20 September 2023
Accra, Ghana
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Project workshop
2023 SOUTHMOD workshop

On 5 September 2023, participants from six different time zones gather for a hybrid SOUTHMOD workshop to exchange experiences and knowledge on tax-benefit microsimulation modeling in developing countries. This is the first in-person SOUTHMOD workshop...

Tue, 5 September 2023
Oslo, Norway
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Workshop
African Tax Administration Forum Master Class in collaboration with UNU-WIDER

African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) through its Tax Academy organizes a Tax Research Master Class workshop in collaboration with UNU-WIDER. The workshop is held at the African Tax Research Network (ATRN) 8th Annual Congress on 1 September 2023...

Fri, 1 September 2023
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Presentation
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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Workshop
Second GHAMOD retreat

In collaboration with the national GHAMOD team and Institute for Statistics, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana UNU-WIDER organizes a 5-day GHAMOD training event, a capacity development initiative allowing participants to...

Mon, 28 August 2023 – Fri, 1 September 2023
ISSER, Accra, Ghana
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Workshop
Third MOZMOD retreat

In collaboration with the national MOZMOD team, International Labour Organization (ILO) Mozambique, Ministry of Economic and Finance of Mozambique (MEF) and the Southern Africa for Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI), UNU-WIDER organizes a 3-day...

Tue, 22 August 2023 – Thu, 24 August 2023
Usahaka Hotel, Maputo provincial, Mozambique
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Workshop
Second MicroZAMOD retreat

In collaboration with the national MicroZAMOD team, International Labour Organization (ILO) Zambia, Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis (ZIPAR) and the Southern Africa for Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI), UNU-WIDER organizes a 5-day...

Mon, 21 August 2023 – Fri, 25 August 2023
Livingstone, Zambia
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Presentation
IIPF 2023 conference search image. Image: Solotravelgoals / Unsplash UNU-WIDER at IIPF Conference 2023
Mon, 14 August 2023 – Wed, 16 August 2023
Utah State University, Logan, United States
Past event
Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Zambia

As part of the Building up efficient and fair tax systems – lessons based on administrative tax data project, a work-in-progress meeting is held in-person between UNU-WIDER and the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) in Lusaka on 9-11 August 2023. The...

Wed, 9 August 2023 – Fri, 11 August 2023
Lusaka, Zambia
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Workshop
Sixth training on ECUAMOD

As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at FLACSO in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science organizes the sixth training event on the ECUAMOD model...

Mon, 31 July 2023 – Tue, 8 August 2023
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales FLACSO, Quito, Ecuador
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Workshop
Second UGAMOD retreat

The fourth training event on UGAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda, is organized as a five-day research retreat, intended to empower participants to use UGAMOD to answer their own policy questions. The retreat is composed of two...

Mon, 10 July 2023 – Fri, 14 July 2023
Uganda Revenue Authority, Kampala, Uganda
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Workshop
COLMOD training

As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at Universidad Externado de Colombia in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and the International Inequalities Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science organizes a training event on...

Mon, 10 July 2023 – Fri, 14 July 2023
Online, Colombia
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Presentation
SOUTHMOD work presented at an ODI seminar

Overseas Development Institute (ODI) organises a hybrid event on 29 June 2023 to present the findings of ODI’s recent work on the role of tax and transfers in addressing income inequality across countries with different income levels. The in person...

Thu, 29 June 2023
Online, London, United Kingdom
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Presentation
Tax administrative data work presented at Addis Tax Initiative General Assembly

Amina Ebrahim, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow and Jonathan Msoni, Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Economist give a presentation at the Addis Tax Initiative (ATI) General Assembly in Lusaka, Zambia on 22 June 2023. Amina Ebrahim and Jonathan Msoni are...

Thu, 22 June 2023
Lusaka, Zambia
Past event
Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Zambia

As part of the Building up efficient and fair tax systems – lessons based on administrative tax data project, a work-in-progress meeting is held in-person between UNU-WIDER and the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) in Lusaka on 21 and 23 June 2023. The...

Wed, 21 June 2023 – Fri, 23 June 2023
Lusaka, Zambia
Past event
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