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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Project workshop - Forced migration and inequality: country- and city-level factors influencing refugee integration

UNU-WIDER will hold a project workshop, ‘Forced migration and inequality: country- and city-level factors influencing refugee integration’, on 4 October 2017 in Accra, Ghana. The event brings together researchers to discuss work-in-progress, and...

Wed, 4 October 2017
African Regent Hotel, 237-238 Airport West, Accra, Ghana
Past event
Project meeting
Addressing group-based inequalities through legal empowerment

The project workshop brings together researchers collaborating within the initiative on ‘Addressing group-based inequalities through legal empowerment’ to present and discuss their work-in-progress. It will be held on 7-8 October 2016 in Helsinki.

Fri, 7 October 2016 – Sat, 8 October 2016
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Project meeting
Group-based inequalities: political implications for democratic governance

This project workshop brings together researchers collaborating within the ‘Political implications of group-based inequalities’ project to present and discuss their work-in-progress on 9-10 September in Helsinki.

Fri, 9 September 2016 – Sat, 10 September 2016
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Project meeting
Group-based inequalities: Patterns and trends within and across countries

The project workshop brings together researchers collaborating within the ‘Group-based inequalities: Patterns and trends within and across countries’ project to present and discuss their work-in-progress on 16-17 June in Helsinki. The research in...

Thu, 16 June 2016 – Fri, 17 June 2016
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Policy workshop
Development finance - a role for foreign assistance

Has foreign aid boosted economic growth on average in developing countries? How and why is the aid landscape changing? What are the key strategic choices ahead for the development community? ​These and many other questions were discussed in a policy...

Mon, 8 June 2015
Danish Embassy, Mchafukoge, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Past event
Results meeting
Jobs – Aid at work
Mon, 8 October 2012
The Black Diamond, Queen's Hall, Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Seminar
Does Aid Contribute to Economic Development?

Questions on the relationship between development aid and economic growth in developing countries were addressed in this seminar.

Tue, 15 May 2012
Meripajan Valopiha, Katajanokanlaituri 3, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Aid and Growth - an Overview

By popular demand, the ReCom - Research and Communication on Foreign Aid projects' evidence on the relationship between aid and growth will be presented at DFID, United Kingdom. Recom takes a closer look at what works in development assistance and...

Mon, 19 March 2012
London, United Kingdom
Past event
Seminar
Sida Development Talks – Development Assistance and Growth

By popular demand, the ReCom evidence on the relationship between aid and growth was presented in the Sida Development Talks series.

Tue, 13 March 2012
Stockholm, Sweden
Past event
Results meeting
First Results Meeting: Aid, Growth and Macroeconomic Management

The ReCom—Research and Communication on Foreign Aid programme held its first results meeting on the topic of ‘Aid, Growth and Macroeconomic Management’ at the University of Copenhagen on 27 January 2012. Implemented by UNU-WIDER and funded by the...

Fri, 27 January 2012
Chr. Hansen Auditoriet, Øster Farimagsgade 5, DK-1353, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Seminar
Development Effectiveness: New Ideas, New Challenges

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...

Thu, 19 January 2012
Katajanokanlaituri 3, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Conference
Macro-economic Management of Foreign Aid

Poster: AERC & UNU-WIDER Conference: ReCom - Research and Communication on Foreign Aid.pdf (1.9 megabytes) To meet development objectives, aid recipients and their donor partners need to effectively manage the macro-economic effects of aid. Aid can...

Fri, 2 December 2011 – Sat, 3 December 2011
Nairobi, Kenya
Past event
Conference
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
Past event
Policy seminar
Aid – Working for development

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...

Fri, 17 June 2011
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Strandgade 2, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Seminar
SOAS Seminar on Aid and Development in Asia and Africa

Organised by School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and the UK Office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The panel of Speakers and Discussants includes: Ernest Aryeetey, Chairperson of the Board of UNU...

Thu, 17 February 2011 – Fri, 18 February 2011
Khalili Lecture Theater (B1), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, United Kingdom
Past event
Seminar
Aid, Growth, and Development: Have We Come Full Circle?

Presentation by Finn Tarp, Director UNU-WIDER, and Tony Addison, Chief Economist and Deputy Director UNU-WIDER See working paper Working Paper 2010/96 Aid, Growth, and Development: Have We Come Full Circle?

Wed, 6 October 2010
Unit for Development Policy Planning of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
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