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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The WIDER Seminar Series has returned! Beginning in March, join either online or in person for the 2024 season of this exciting event series to hear the latest research in development.

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Workshop on the MicroZAMOD update in Zambia

Members of the International Labour Organization, Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR), UNU-WIDER's SOUTHMOD team, and the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS) meet in Livingstone, Zambia to further develop Zambia's tax and...

Mon, 27 May 2024 08:00Thu, 30 May 2024 17:00
Protea Hotel, Livingstone, Zambia, Zambia
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UNU-WIDER shares latest DRM research at the IIPF 2022 Conference
Wed, 10 August 2022Fri, 12 August 2022
University of Linz, Linz, Austria
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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 2022Thu, 16 June 2022
Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
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Workshop
Training on statistical software Stata in Myanmar

As part of the Towards inclusive development in Myanmar programme, an introductory course to Stata and to data extraction was organised for selected staff at the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Six training sessions...

Mon, 26 October 2020Mon, 16 November 2020
Online, Myanmar (Burma)
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Presentation
Virtual launch of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey (2019) report

A virtual launch of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey (2019) report will take place on the 1st of September 2020. The online launch event will bring together policy-makers, representatives from international organizations and...

Tue, 1 September 2020
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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 2020Wed, 11 March 2020
ILO Office, Kazi House, Maktaba Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Workshop
Training on Business Practice Intervention Survey in Myanmar
Mon, 24 February 2020Sat, 29 February 2020
Central Statistical Organization, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Workshop
Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) development: Excel workshop

As part of the research collaboration with the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar, UNU-WIDER and the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) of the University of Copenhagen, a workshop was...

Mon, 27 January 2020Thu, 30 January 2020
CSO, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Presentation
ECUAMOD model presented in Quito
Wed, 11 December 2019Fri, 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
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Workshop
Third training on MicroZAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Zambia
Tue, 3 December 2019Thu, 5 December 2019
Legacy Lodge & Conference Centre, Meanwood Ibex Hill, Lusaka, Zambia
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Presentation
UNU-WIDER at Myanmar statistics forum
Fri, 29 November 2019
Grand Amara Hotel (Pinya Hall), Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project workshop
Training on data cleaning and analysis in Myanmar

As part of the research collaboration with the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar, UNU-WIDER and the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) of the University of Copenhagen, two workshops...

Mon, 18 November 2019Fri, 22 November 2019
Central Statistical Organization, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma)
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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
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Presentation
SOUTHMOD model presented in Turin
Mon, 21 October 2019Fri, 1 November 2019
International Training Centre of the ILO, Viale Maestri del Lavoro, 10, Turin, Italy
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Project meeting
Sixth steering committee meeting of the Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS)
Tue, 17 September 2019
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) , Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project workshop
Building a Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar: Hands-on experience workshop

A two-week training course took place at the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) at the University of Copenhagen to develop a prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Myanmar.

Mon, 29 July 2019Fri, 9 August 2019
Development Economics Research Group (DERG) at the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Project workshop
Third training round on ECUAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador
Mon, 29 July 2019Wed, 31 July 2019
Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales, Av. Río Amazonas N37-271 and Villalengua, Quito, Ecuador
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Project workshop
Third training on MOZMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Mozambique
Wed, 3 July 2019Fri, 5 July 2019
Ministry of Economic and Finance, Julius Nyerere Avenue, Maputo, Mozambique
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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
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Project workshop
2019 SOUTHMOD workshop
Thu, 6 June 2019Fri, 7 June 2019
Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands, 10 Hemlock Street Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
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Project workshop
Economy-wide impact analysis using a pre-prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar

A training event on using economy-wide impact analysis with a pre-prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar was delivered for 13 policy analysts of the Ministry of Planning and Finance group of public sector institutions in Myanmar.

Mon, 20 May 2019Fri, 24 May 2019
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) , Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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 2019Fri, 12 April 2019
Kampala, Uganda
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Policy seminar
Launch of UGAMOD - a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda
Wed, 10 April 2019
Kampala, Uganda
Past event
Project workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: 3rd KoBo Toolbox training

As part of the project Towards Inclusive Development in Myanmar, a comprehensive Kobo Toolbox training was delivered for 23 staff members from the head office and regional offices the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning...

Mon, 8 April 2019Wed, 10 April 2019
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Project meeting
Fifth Steering Committee Meeting of the Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS)

The fifth Steering Committee Meeting on Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS) took place on 26 March at the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The meeting is part of the on-going project 'Towards inclusive...

Tue, 26 March 2019
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyitaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Presentation
Launching Ceremony of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Qualitative Study Report (2018)

On 26 March the results and outcomes of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Qualitative Study Report (2018), SAM engagement, and four in-depth Studies were presented at a launching ceremony in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. The meeting brought...

Tue, 26 March 2019
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyitaw, Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: 2nd KoBo Toolbox training

As part of the project Towards Inclusive Development in Myanmar, a comprehensive Kobo Toolbox training was delivered for 25 staff members of the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar. This was a...

Thu, 21 March 2019Sat, 23 March 2019
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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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 2018Wed, 28 November 2018
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), 68 Phan Đinh Phung, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: Training on report writing using the MSME dataset

Using the Myanmar Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Survey (MSME) Dataset, around 30 participants from the Central Statistical Organization of Myanmar will receive training on report writing.

Mon, 26 November 2018Fri, 30 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: KoBo Toolbox training
Mon, 12 November 2018Wed, 14 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization , Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Workshop
Team workshop on how to use the provisional 2015 Myanmar SAM for economy-wide descriptive analysis and modelling analysis

In August 2018, UNU-WIDER and the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar signed an agreement to develop a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) and to conduct economy-wide analysis using the SAM for the...

Fri, 9 November 2018Wed, 14 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: Training course on sampling methodology and basic statistics
Mon, 5 November 2018Fri, 9 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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