The world at crossroads – securing the future generations

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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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Training on data cleaning and analysis in Myanmar

As part of the research collaboration with the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar, UNU-WIDER and the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) of the University of Copenhagen, two workshops...

Mon, 18 November 2019 – Fri, 22 November 2019
Central Statistical Organization, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Project workshop
Building a Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar: Hands-on experience workshop

A two-week training course took place at the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) at the University of Copenhagen to develop a prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Myanmar.

Mon, 29 July 2019 – Fri, 9 August 2019
Development Economics Research Group (DERG) at the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Project workshop
Economy-wide impact analysis using a pre-prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar

A training event on using economy-wide impact analysis with a pre-prototype 2015 Social Accounting Matrix for Myanmar was delivered for 13 policy analysts of the Ministry of Planning and Finance group of public sector institutions in Myanmar.

Mon, 20 May 2019 – Fri, 24 May 2019
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) , Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Project workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: 3rd KoBo Toolbox training

As part of the project Towards Inclusive Development in Myanmar, a comprehensive Kobo Toolbox training was delivered for 23 staff members from the head office and regional offices the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning...

Mon, 8 April 2019 – Wed, 10 April 2019
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Project workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: 2nd KoBo Toolbox training

As part of the project Towards Inclusive Development in Myanmar, a comprehensive Kobo Toolbox training was delivered for 25 staff members of the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar. This was a...

Thu, 21 March 2019 – Sat, 23 March 2019
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Project workshop
An SME survey in Myanmar: Second training of enumerators

Following their first training, enumerators and supervisors from across Myanmar met to finalize their preparation for a survey of small and medium-sized enterprises. Participants discussed pending questions about the survey process, then participated...

Mon, 29 May 2017 – Tue, 30 May 2017
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Project workshop
An SME survey in Myanmar: First training of enumerators

Over 100 enumerators and their supervisors from across Myanmar participated in this 2-day training event in preparation for a survey of small and medium-sized enterprises throughout the country. At the event participants discussed the survey manual...

Mon, 15 May 2017 – Tue, 16 May 2017
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Project workshop
An SME survey in Myanmar: Training of survey supervisors

Representatives of CSO branches in 14 states/regions of Myanmar and supervisors from the main office in Naypyidaw met in preparation for a survey of small and medium-sized enterprises in Myanmar. The aim of the training was to present the survey...

Fri, 28 April 2017
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Project workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: Training course on sampling methodology

As part of the ‘Towards Inclusive Development in Myanmar’ project, 20 staff members of the Central Statistical office of Myanmar met to receive training on sampling methodology in preparation for the drafting of a quantative survey of small and...

Tue, 14 March 2017 – Wed, 15 March 2017
Central Statistical Organization, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Seminar
Development Strategy and Policy Analysis on The Economics (and Politics) Behind South Africa’s Carbon Tax

South Africa announced in February 2012 that it will introduce a carbon tax to reduce the country’s high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and assist in the global effort to curb climate change. This makes South Africa one of the first countries...

Tue, 3 April 2012
UN DESA, New York, United States
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Seminar
Biofuels, Poverty and Gender in Mozambique and Tanzania

For some, biofuels is a development opportunity that could generate economic growth and create jobs in the Africa's often-underperforming rural economies. For others, biofuels is yet another example of 'foreign land-grabbing' in Africa that could...

Wed, 18 January 2012
Ruhr Graduate School in Economics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Seminar
Green Growth in Development

In anticipation of the Rio+20 Preparatory Meetings scheduled for March 2011, the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNU-WIDER jointly hosted a workshop to discuss the potential benefits and limitations of Green Growth for developing countries.

Wed, 15 December 2010
Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
UNU-WIDER and HECER autumn seminar on climate change adaptation and fair trade agriculture

Adapting to Climate Change: An Integrated Biophysical and Economic Assessment for Mozambique by James Thurlow & Impacts of Fair Trade in Coffee: Impacts on the Global Coffee Markets by Pertti Haaparanta.

Thu, 18 November 2010
Seminar Room 3-4, Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Climate change and low-income countries

Approaches for analysing the implications of climate change and appropriate policy responses from the perspective of low-income economies will be presented drawing on detailed country work conducted in Bangladesh, Ghana, Ethiopia, Mozambique...

Mon, 18 October 2010
UN University Office at the United Nations, 2 United Nations Plaza (44th St between 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, United States
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Seminar
Climate change uncertainty and adaptation policy

Professor Arndt presented recent approaches developed for analyzing the implications of climate change and appropriate policy responses.

Mon, 10 May 2010
Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen, Norway
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