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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Research on mandatory disclosure rules presented at the University of Münster

Assistant Professor Elisa Casi-Eberhard from the Norwegian School of Economics presents a UNU-WIDER Working Paper at the University of Münster's Economic Research Seminar on 14 December 2022. The topic of Casi-Eberhard's presentation is So close and...

Wed, 14 December 2022
University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Research on illicit financial flows presented at the EU Tax Observatory Lunch Seminar

Assistant Professor Elisa Casi-Eberhard from the Norwegian School of Economics presents a UNU-WIDER Working Paper at the EU Tax Observatory lunch seminar on 5 October 2022. The topic of Casi-Eberhard's presentation is So close and yet so far: The...

Wed, 5 October 2022
Paris School of Economics, Paris, France
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Elisa Casi-Eberhard on mandatory disclosure regimes

World Bank's hybrid conference on global tax equity is organized on 22-23 September 2022. Elisa Casi-Eberhard, a Norwegian School of Economics Assistant Professor, gives a presentation on a WIDER Working Paper at the conference. The topic of Casi...

Thu, 22 September 2022 – Fri, 23 September 2022
Hybrid, United States
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Research on illicit financial flows presented at the Ninth Annual Mannheim Taxation Conference

The ninth edition of the Annual MannheimTaxation Conference takes place in person in Mannheim, Germany on 8–9 September 2022. Assistant Professor Elisa Casi-Eberhard from the Norwegian School of Economics presents a UNU-WIDER Working Paper in the...

Thu, 8 September 2022 – Fri, 9 September 2022
Mannheim, Germany
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UNU-WIDER shares latest DRM research at the IIPF 2022 Conference
Wed, 10 August 2022 – Fri, 12 August 2022
University of Linz, Linz, Austria
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Research on illicit financial flows presented at the Early Researchers Consortium in Accounting

The Accounting Research Groups at the UPF Barcelona School of Management (Spain), Free University of Bolzano (Italy) and University of Padua (Italy) organise the fifth edition of the Accounting Summer Camp in Barcelona on July 13-15 2022. Researcher...

Wed, 13 July 2022 – Thu, 14 July 2022
UPF-BSM, Barcelona, Spain
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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