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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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 2022 – Thu, 16 June 2022
Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
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Africa’s lockdown dilemma — high poverty and low trust

On 16 July 2020, two researchers of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme, Ivan Manhique and Ricardo Santos, will present their current research.

Thu, 16 July 2020
Zoom, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Eva-Maria Egger and Ricardo Santos on COVID-19 and Africa's lockdown dilemma
Tue, 23 June 2020
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Seminar
Characteristics of the Vietnamese business environment: evidence from a SME Survey in 2015
Wed, 9 November 2016
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), 68 Phan Dinh Phung, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Seminar - Characteristics of the Vietnamese Business Environment

Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and UNU-WIDER co-organized a seminar to present and discuss the findings of the 2015 Small and Medium Enterprises Survey on 5 May 2016, in Hanoi. The report provides an overview of key facts from the...

Thu, 5 May 2016
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), 68 Phan Dinh Phung, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Foreign Aid: Research and Communication (ReCom)

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:/...

Fri, 30 September 2011 – Sat, 1 October 2011
Scandic Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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