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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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Abrams M.E. Tagem presents at the CERDI research seminar

UNU-WIDER Research Associate Abrams M.E. Tagem presents at the research seminar of the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI), on 5 December 2023 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.He presents the WIDER Working Paper...

Tue, 5 December 2023
26 avenue Léon Blum, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Past event
Webinar
Paving the way for fiscal capacity
Tue, 21 March 2023
Online, Finland
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER at the Global Development Conference 2022

UNU-WIDER's research and capacity development programme on domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) is presented at the Global Development Conference, which takes place on 2-4 November in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Wed, 2 November 2022Fri, 4 November 2022
University of Clermont-Auvergne, 23 Avenue Léon Blum, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Past event
Presentation
Antonio Savoia presenting at the 63rd Annual Conference (RSA) of the Italian Economic Association (SIE)

Antonio Savoia, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, presents at the 63rd Annual Conference (RSA) of the Italian Economic Association (SIE), held on October 20-22, 2022 in Turin, Italy. See programme on the organisers' website. At the...

Thu, 20 October 2022Sat, 22 October 2022
Campus Luigi Einaudi, Torino, Italy
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Presentation
Antonio Savoia to deliver keynote presentation at the 2022 International Conference on the Balkans (ICOB)

Antonio Savoia, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, presents research from the Fiscal states – the origins and developmental implications project in the upcoming 2022 International Conference on the Balkans (ICOB). ICOB 2022, themed...

Tue, 27 September 2022Thu, 29 September 2022
IUS Campus, Hrasnička cesta 15, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Past event
Panel discussion
Fiscal States panel at APSA 2022 annual meeting

On 16 September 2022 UNU-WIDER is organising a panel at the 2022 American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition on the topic of Fiscal States in Developing Countries: Origins and Developmental Implications. The panel...

Fri, 16 September 2022
Palais de congrés de Montréal , Montreal, Canada
Past event
Presentation
Kunal Sen to present at TaxCapDev conference

UNU-WIDER Director Kunal Sen presents at the TaxCapDev conference Power and Politics – Perspectives on Taxation and State Building in Africa on 1-2 September 2022, held in Bergen, Norway. Kunal Sen will participate in two panels over the course of...

Thu, 1 September 2022Fri, 2 September 2022
Terminus Hall, Grand Terminus Hotel, Zander Kaaes gate 6, Bergen, Norway
Past event
Presentation
Abrams M.E. Tagem presents at the 19th World Economic History Congress (WEHC)

Abrams Mbu Enow Tagem presents recently published research on Constraints on the executive and tax revenues in the long run in the upcoming 19th World Economic History Congress (WEHC), held in Paris on 25-29 July 2022. He joins a parallel session on...

Fri, 29 July 2022
Campus Condorcet, 8, cour des Humanités, Aubervilliers, France
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Presentation
Antonio Savoia presenting at the 22nd AISSEC Conference

Antonio Savoia, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, presents research from the Fiscal states – the origins and developmental implications project in the 22nd Associazione Italiana per lo Studio dei Sistemi Economici Comparati (AISSEC)...

Fri, 17 June 2022
G. D’Annunzio University, Via dei Vestini, 31, Pescara, Italy
Past event
Presentation
Antonio Savoia at the 5th International Conference on the Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship

Antonio Savoia presents his recently published research on Constraints on the executive and tax revenues in the long run in the upcoming 5th International Conference on the Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship (PEDD). The conference is...

Thu, 24 February 2022
Online, United States
Past event
Panel discussion
Developing Fiscal States in Africa
Thu, 2 December 2021
Online, France
Past event
Panel discussion
Développer les États fiscaux en Afrique
Thu, 2 December 2021
Virtuelle, France
Past event
Presentation
Antonio Savoia presenting at the 62nd Annual Conference (RSA) of the Italian Economic Association (SIE)

Antonio Savoia presents his ongoing research on Political Institutions and Tax Revenues in the Long Run in the upcoming 62nd Annual Conference (RSA) of the Italian Economic Association (SIE). The conference is held online on 26-29 October 2021. Dr...

Tue, 26 October 2021
Online, Italy
Past event
Presentation
Miguel Nino-Zarazua and Rachel Gisselquist presenting to Finland's Development Policy Committee

Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, and Rachel M. Gisselquist, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER are presenting to the Development Policy Committee of Finland on 2 September 2021 at 14:00 (UTC+3). The subject of...

Thu, 2 September 2021
Online, Finland
Past event
Presentation
Abrams M.E. Tagem at the Nordic Conference in Development Economics

Abrams M.E. Tagem, Research Associate at UNU-WIDER, presents at the Nordic Conference in Development Economics, which takes place online 15-16 June 2021, On 16 June 2021, Abrams Tagem presents his research on the long-run relationship between...

Wed, 16 June 2021
Online, Norway
Past event
Project workshop
Project workshop: Fiscal states – the origins and development implications
Tue, 15 June 2021Tue, 22 June 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Presentation
James Robinson at AERC Plenary Session

On 7 December, 2020, Professor James Robinson will gave a presentation at the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) 53rd plenary session “The Covid-19 Pandemic and Public Finance in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities”. The title of his...

Mon, 7 December 2020
Online, Kenya
Past event
Presentation
Ministry for Foreign Affairs hosts farewell lecture by Finn Tarp
Mon, 17 December 2018
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Arppeanum Auditorio Snellmanninkatu 3-5, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Seminar
Rachel Gisselquist delivers keynote address at Academy of Finland Seminar

On 26 November 2018 Rachel Gisselquist presents a keynote address on development research for impact, at an event hosted by the Academy of Finland. The event, Research to Make Impact!, will launch the Academy Programme for development research, a...

Mon, 26 November 2018
Academy of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
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Presentation
Presentation to the Finnish Development Policy Committee

Members of Finland’s Development Policy Committee visited UNU-WIDER on 15 March 2016.

Tue, 15 March 2016
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Presentation
Lessons from ReCom in a post-2015 perspective

ReCom (Research and Communication on Foreign Aid) occupied a key role in UNU-WIDER’s 2010-13 work programme addressing the triple crisis: Finance, Food and Climate Change. Some 240 ReCom studies were prepared during a period of 3-years by around 300...

Wed, 8 October 2014
SIDA, Valhallavägen 199, Stockholm, Sweden
Past event
Panel discussion
Global Development Network 15th Annual Development Conference: Structural Transformation in Africa and Beyond

UNU-WIDER Special Session: Thursday 19 June, 2014, 16:00-17:30 Lessons from UNU-WIDER research: Research and Communication on Foreign Aid; Development Under Climate Change; and Learning to Compete

Thu, 19 June 2014
International Conference Centre, Castle Rd, Accra, Ghana
Past event
Presentation
Does development aid work?

Presentation to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament on Aid Effectiveness. See slides here.

Mon, 5 May 2014
Parliament house, Mannerheimintie 30, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by students from University of Tampere

Group visit by students of University of Tampere, Finland, for briefing on UNU-WIDER's mandate and research, particularly ongoing research work within the project on Foreign Aid: Research and Communications.

Tue, 1 April 2014
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Results meeting
Aid for Gender Equality

In recent decades, aid donors have recognised that gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to improving living standards, well-being, and economic growth. This insight has led to a fourfold increase in the flows of foreign aid toward...

Mon, 16 December 2013
Eigtveds Pakhus, Asiatisk Plads 2 G, Copenhagen, Denmark
Past event
Project meeting
Good aid in hard places: Learning from what has worked in fragile contexts

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...

Thu, 12 December 2013Fri, 13 December 2013
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Presentation
Research presentation: ReCom – what works in Foreign Aid

The Director of UNU-WIDER, Finn Tarp and Rachel Gisselquist, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, gave a presentation 'ReCom – what works in Foreign Aid' at The Finnish Foreign Ministry’s Planning Day of the Ministry’s Advisory Unit. View and download...

Thu, 31 October 2013
Finnish Foreign Ministry, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Presentation
Research presentation: Does Aid Increase Growth

The Director of UNU-WIDER, Finn Tarp, gave a presentation 'Does Aid Increase Growth' at The Finnish Foreign Ministry’s Development Policy Program. View and download presentation slides Finn Tarp: Does aid increase growth

Thu, 31 October 2013
Finnish Foreign Ministry, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Seminar
Fragility and aid - What works?

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'...

Fri, 25 October 2013
The Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, United States
Past event
Results meeting
Challenges in Fragility and Governance

Since the mid-1990s foreign aid has become increasingly concerned with fragility and governance. Given the acknowledgement of the role of the state in providing the conditions for peace, progress and prosperity, foreign aid has concentrated much...

Wed, 23 October 2013
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Charlottehaven, 10 Hjørringgade, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
Past event
Presentation
Research presentation: Aid, Growth and Poverty post-2015, Seoul, South Korea

The 7th Seoul ODA International Conference (SOIC). The Director of UNU-WIDER, Finn Tarp, presented a paper on Aid, Growth and Poverty post-2015 during the conference. View and download presentation slides Aid, Growth and Poverty post-2015

Tue, 8 October 2013
The Seoul ODA International Conference, Seoul, South Korea
Past event
Presentation
The role of agriculture in the development process. Maputo, Mozambique

Presentation: The role of agriculture in the development process. Maputo, Mozambique. Download presentation slides Finn Tarp presentation 2013-09-04.pdf

Wed, 4 September 2013
OMR Conference, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
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