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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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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The world at crossroads – securing the future generations The world at crossroads – securing the future generations
14 May 2024 08:00 – 16 May 2024 12:30
Radisson Blu Hotel and Residence, Avenida Marginal 141, 9999, Maputo, Mozambique
Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Uganda

On 9 April 2024, UNU-WIDER's Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM) programme, financed by Norad, hosts a work-in-progress meeting in continuation of the collaborative efforts with Uganda.Master's students present their theses, highlighting recent...

9 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
13 March 2024
Raúl Prebisch Hall, ECLAC, Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Past event
Conference
LDC Future Forum 2024 logo search image Innovation for structural transformation in Least Developed Countries – LDC Future Forum
5 March 2024 – 7 March 2024
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Conference
SA-TIED's presence at the Inequality, Work, and Nature Conference

SA-TIED representatives recently participated in the Inequality, Work, and Nature Conference, held on 8 and 9 November 2023. This collaborative effort, led by The Presidency, The EU, and the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research at the...

8 November 2023 – 9 November 2023
University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, Cape Town, South Africa
Past event
Conference
Agricultural development in Mozambique: trends, challenges and opportunities

The importance of the agricultural sector in the Mozambican economy, its potential to help move people out of poverty, and its vulnerability to the effects of weather shocks and climate change, place it among key policy areas in the country. However...

8 November 2023
Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Panel discussion
Towards peace and decent work in Africa: Accelerating progress on the SDGs
26 October 2023
UNECA, United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Past event
Panel discussion
UN HQ Accelerating progress towards fairer societies
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
26 September 2023
ESCAP, CR-4, UNCC, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
Past event
Conference
WIDER Development Conference poster Revving up revenue for development – the role of domestic resource mobilization
6 September 2023 – 8 September 2023
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Holbergsgate 30, 166, Oslo, Norway
Past event
Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Zambia

As part of the Building up efficient and fair tax systems – lessons based on administrative tax data project, a work-in-progress meeting is held in-person between UNU-WIDER and the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) in Lusaka on 9-11 August 2023. The...

9 August 2023 – 11 August 2023
Lusaka, Zambia
Past event
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
26 June 2023
South Africa
Past event
Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Zambia

As part of the Building up efficient and fair tax systems – lessons based on administrative tax data project, a work-in-progress meeting is held in-person between UNU-WIDER and the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) in Lusaka on 21 and 23 June 2023. The...

21 June 2023 – 23 June 2023
Lusaka, Zambia
Past event
Panel discussion
Policy panel on war and reconstruction in Ukraine
9 May 2023
The crypt of Helsinki Cathedral, Kirkkokatu 18, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Tanzania

As part of the Building up efficient and fair tax systems – lessons based on administrative tax data project, a work-in progress meeting is held in-person between UNU-WIDER and the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) in Dar es Salaam 8-12 May 2023. The...

8 May 2023 – 12 May 2023
TRA, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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...

2 March 2023
Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Past event
Panel discussion
Unpacking the developer's dilemma – panel discussion at ISID
24 February 2023
Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, New Delhi, India
Past event
Panel discussion
The developer's dilemma: special session in the Jobs for Development Conference
15 December 2022
Cape Town, South Africa
Past event
Conference
Photo: Alex Fedorenko The challenge of creating better jobs in developing countries
14 December 2022 – 15 December 2022
Cape Town, South Africa
Past event
Conference
International Research Conference on the Effectiveness of Development Cooperation

United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC), and the European Commission (DG INTPA), is jointly organizing an international research...

17 November 2022 – 18 November 2022
Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
Past event
Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Tanzania

As part of the Building up efficient and fair tax systems – lessons based on administrative tax data project, a work-in-progress meeting is held in-person between UNU-WIDER, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and University of Dar es Salaam in...

17 November 2022
TRA headquarters, Dodoma, Tanzania
Past event
Conference
Debt and innovative finance in developing countries
27 October 2022 – 28 October 2022
Online and at Bank of Finland , Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Uganda
12 October 2022
Uganda Revenue Authority, Kampala, Uganda
Past event
Conference
Reducing inequality – the great challenge of our time
5 October 2022 – 7 October 2022
Universidad de los Andes, Carrera 1, Calle 18a, Bogotá, Colombia
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...

16 September 2022
Palais de congrés de Montréal , Montreal, Canada
Past event
Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Zambia

As part of the Building up efficient and fair tax systems – lessons based on administrative tax data project, a work-in-progress meeting is held in-person between UNU-WIDER, the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis...

14 September 2022
ZRA, Lusaka, Zambia
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...

6 September 2022
Palais de congrés de Montréal , Montreal, Canada
Past event
Conference
20th Annual Nordic Conference in Development Economics

The 20th Nordic Conference in Development Economics (NCDE 2022) will be held in Helsinki on June 15-16, 2022. This yearly conference serves as a meeting point for development economists active in the Nordic countries, but is also targeted more...

15 June 2022 – 16 June 2022
Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Tony Addison joins a panel discussion at UNESCAP

On Thursday, 19 May 2022, 13:00-15:00 (UTC+7), UNU-WIDER non-resident senior research fellow Tony Addison presents at a moderated panel discussion entitled "Energy transition and the extractives industry in Asia-Pacific: National and Regional...

19 May 2022
Online, Bangkok, Thailand
Past event
Conference
The puzzle of peace – towards inclusive development in fragile contexts
16 May 2022 – 17 May 2022
Scandic Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
SA-TIED Phase II launch: A panel discussion on the challenge of economic inclusion in South Africa and the need to implement structural reforms
5 May 2022
Sheraton Pretoria Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa
Past event
Panel discussion
Social mobility in the Global South – beyond poverty and inequality reduction

A new book, Social Mobility in Developing Countries: Concepts, Methods, and Determinants, produced by UNU-WIDER and edited by Vegard Iversen, Anirudh Krishna, and Kunal Sen and published by Oxford University Press offers students, researchers, and...

6 April 2022
University of Greenwich Stockwell Street, 10 Stockwell St. - Room LT 0004, East Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
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