Conference

Economies in the southern Africa region face thorny challenges when it comes to the transformation of their economies, job creation, and the need to share the benefits of growth. For the past three years, more than 100 researchers have engaged in a...

Conference

Lecture

The lecture introduced and described South African Revenue Service (SARS) tax administrative record data based on company and individual records. An important element of economic growth and transformation relates to the characteristics, determinants...

Workshop

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) hosted a small technical workshop on the measurement of productivity on 6 June in Pretoria, South Africa.

Lecture

Policy workshop

This policy workshop on 'Energy issues and implications for macrostability' is organized by UNU-WIDER together with the National Treasury of South Africa, the South African Reserve Bank, and the National Planning Commission on 22 April 2016 in...

Project meeting

UNU-WIDER and The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) co-organized a project coordination meeting on the Biofuel growth opportunities in Southern Africa project on 22 January 2016 in Pretoria. The aim was for the researchers...

Policy seminar

Policy seminar

Workshop

The two day workshop consists of a series of presentations and meetings in which the research teams discuss their work in progress.

Seminar

Conference

Workshop

The purpose of the workshop is to initiate a four year programme of research on opportunities to spur growth and development in the Southern Africa region. The workshop is by invitation only.

Project meeting

Governance & Fragility Governance has become a major concern for both donors and aid recipient countries since the late 1980s. Very poor quality governance is also one of the defining characteristics of state fragility, and social unrest and violence...

Project meeting

Governance & Fragility Governance has become a major concern for both donors and aid recipient countries since the late 1980s. Very poor quality governance is also one of the defining characteristics of state fragility, and social unrest and violence...

Seminar

A better understanding of what works – and what does not work – in fragile contexts is central to the success of international development efforts. As the 'Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda'...

Seminar

UNU-WIDER jointly hosted a networking event with the African Centre for Cities on 'Urban Governance and Service Delivery in Africa: The Role of National Policies, Institutions, and Politics'

Seminar

The aims of the seminar were twofold. First, the preliminary findings from an 18-month project at UNU-WIDER, which has looked at whether and how foreign aid has impacted Africa’s democratic trajectory, were presented. This research already has been...

Seminar

This seminar emphasized the role of governance structures and institutions for addressing these opportunities and constraints.

Seminar

Impact of foreign aid on the democratic trajectories of developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Results meeting

ReCom - Research and Communication on Foreign Aid programme was launched in early 2011 by the Danish International Development Agency (Danida) and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida). Key partners of this initiative include the United...

Lecture

How do foreign aid flows from countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) influence domestic politics in recipient countries? In addressing this question, this lecture focuses specifically on the influence...

Seminar

UN Edutainment is a monthly seminar for everyone interested in international relations and the United Nations. Arranged by Finnish Model United Nations (FinMUN) together with the students' UN-association in Helsinki (HYKY).

Seminar

UNU-WIDER Seminar on Development Effectiveness: New Ideas, New Challenges at the Development Policy Department of MFA Finland what works for development and what could work what experiences can be transferred between countries and what are the...

Conference

Contact person UNU-WIDER focal points: Finn Tarp, Director Tony Addison, Chief Economist and Deputy Director Project Assistant: Janis Vehmaan-Kreula Media contact: Lorraine Telfer-Taivainen lorraine(at)wider.unu.edu Photo gallery of the event: http:/...

Project meeting

Project meeting

Policy seminar

How successful has aid been in helping achieve development? How is aid helping to diversify economies, promote economic growth and create more employment? What can aid do in the difficult situations of fragile states? These are just some of the...