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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WIDER Seminar Series

The WIDER Seminar Series has returned! Beginning in March, join either online or in person for the 2024 season of this exciting event series to hear the latest research in development.

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Photo of a person carrying items for sale in Vietnam UNU-WIDER and WIEGO Webinar: COVID-19 and the Informal Economy – Impact, Recovery and the Future
Thu, 30 May 2024
Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Workshop on the MicroZAMOD update in Zambia

Members of the International Labour Organization, Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR), UNU-WIDER's SOUTHMOD team, and the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS) meet in Livingstone, Zambia to further develop Zambia's tax and...

Mon, 27 May 2024 – Thu, 30 May 2024
Protea Hotel, Livingstone, Zambia, Zambia
Past event
Webinar
How much tax can low-income countries raise?

In a world where lower-income countries face financing challenges exacerbated by climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals, and recent global health crises, the question of optimizing tax revenue is more pressing than ever. This panel...

Wed, 17 April 2024
Hybrid, Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Photo of two factory chimneys with steam coming out of them against a blue sky. Connecting the productivity challenge with development policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Wed, 13 March 2024
Raúl Prebisch Hall, ECLAC, Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Past event
Webinar
Men constructing a building. Image: Ricardo Gomez Angel / Unsplash Achieving the SDGs despite slow growth – UNU-WIDER and UN DESA launch the 2024 World Economic Situation and Prospects report
Wed, 7 February 2024
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Webinar
Financial Benefit Sharing in the Energy Transition

UNU-WIDER and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) host the sevent researchers’ seminar on Extractive industries: Taxation and revenues. This online seminar, themed Financial Benefit Sharing in the...

Thu, 16 November 2023
Online, Netherlands
Past event
Panel discussion
Towards peace and decent work in Africa: Accelerating progress on the SDGs
Thu, 26 October 2023
UNECA, United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Past event
Panel discussion
UN HQ Accelerating progress towards fairer societies
Wed, 4 October 2023
United Nations Headquarters, Room CR 11, 405 E 45th St, New York, New York, United States
Past event
Panel discussion
Bangkok - Unsplash - Frida Aguilar Estrada Accelerating progress towards decent work and fairer societies – joint event with ESCAP
Tue, 26 September 2023
ESCAP, CR-4, UNCC, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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Project workshop
2023 SOUTHMOD workshop

On 5 September 2023, participants from six different time zones gather for a hybrid SOUTHMOD workshop to exchange experiences and knowledge on tax-benefit microsimulation modeling in developing countries. This is the first in-person SOUTHMOD workshop...

Tue, 5 September 2023
Oslo, Norway
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Panel discussion
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Rethinking traditional approaches to tackling unemployment in South Africa: Exploring feasible, well-designed grant-based approaches for the unemployed to complement active labour -market policies
Mon, 26 June 2023
South Africa
Past event
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UNU-WIDER at UN Behavioural Science Week

On 15 June 2023, UNU-WIDER Director Kunal Sen joins the UN Behavioural Science Week session on Emerging Areas of Behavioural Science Application the UN.

Thu, 15 June 2023 17:00
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Policy panel on war and reconstruction in Ukraine
Tue, 9 May 2023
The crypt of Helsinki Cathedral, Kirkkokatu 18, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Webinar
Kunal Sen at ILO: The good jobs challenge in developing countries
Tue, 25 April 2023
International Labour Organization , Geneva, Switzerland
Past event
Webinar
Corruption and theft in the global oil and gas sector
Tue, 18 April 2023
Online, Finland
Past event
Webinar
Paving the way for fiscal capacity
Tue, 21 March 2023
Online, Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
The good jobs challenge in developing countries – presentation at the 63rd ISLE Conference

The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) hosts its 63rd Annual Conference in Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 1–3 March 2023. On day two (2 March) of the conference, a panel discussion will explore the key findings of the...

Thu, 2 March 2023
Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Panel discussion
Unpacking the developer's dilemma – panel discussion at ISID
Fri, 24 February 2023
Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, New Delhi, India
Past event
Webinar
The potential of domestic savings in the Global South
Tue, 7 February 2023
Online, Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
The developer's dilemma: special session in the Jobs for Development Conference
Thu, 15 December 2022
Cape Town, South Africa
Past event
Webinar
Social protection and taxation in crises – How can tax-benefit systems support households through crisis?
Tue, 13 December 2022
Online, Finland
Past event
Project workshop
SA-TIED technical workshop on the strengths and limitations of long-term structural models
Mon, 28 November 2022
Development Bank of South Africa Head Office in Midrand, 1258 Lever Rd, Headway Hill, Midrand, South Africa
Past event
Webinar
Harnessing big data and ICT to boost revenues
Tue, 22 November 2022
Online, Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Structural change in developing countries – ETD project workshop

On 21 November 2022, commissioned research from the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) project is presented at the first of three workshops. The research aims to improve our understanding of structural transformation —how it varies, why it varies...

Mon, 21 November 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Webinar
Critical minerals and revenue generation

UNU-WIDER and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) host the sixth researchers’ seminar on Extractive industries: Taxation and revenues. This online seminar, themed Critical minerals and revenue...

Mon, 21 November 2022
Online,
Past event
Webinar
World energy: Looking ahead to COP27
Tue, 18 October 2022
Online, Finland
Past event
Webinar
ACRC webinar: Understanding the economic power of Africa's cities
Fri, 14 October 2022
Hybrid, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
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
Webinar
Tax effort revisited: How much tax can low-income countries expect to collect?
Tue, 13 September 2022
Online, Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Addressing group-based inequalities presents at the APSA 2022 annual meeting

On 17 September 2022 UNU-WIDER is organising a panel at the 2022 American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition on the topic of Addressing ethnic inequality: Experiences of reform. The panel, chaired by UNU-WIDER Senior...

Tue, 6 September 2022
Palais de congrés de Montréal , Montreal, Canada
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Project workshop
IGM course on poverty, inequality and growth

On 1-3 August 2022, the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme organizes a short course on poverty, inequality and growth, with a focus on Mozambique, for the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique (MEF). The training consists of an...

Mon, 1 August 2022 – Wed, 3 August 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Project workshop
IGM course on poverty analysis, inequality and growth

On 27–29 July 2022, the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme organizes a course on recent trends in poverty, inequality and growth at the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM). The training is given by Vincenzo Salvucci, Assistant Professor...

Wed, 27 July 2022 – Fri, 29 July 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
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