The billionaire tax – a (modest) proposal for the 21st century

As recent projections warn that we’re off-track to reduce inequality for the 2030 deadline of the Sustainable Development Goals, the pressing need for equitable tax systems takes center stage at the 28th WIDER Annual Lecture on 4 September 2024. Esteemed economist Gabriel Zucman examines how disparities of current tax structures guarantee this inequality is persistent due to advantages enjoyed by the ultra-wealthy.

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LDC Future Forum 2024 logo search image Enhancing Resilience – LDC Future Forum
Tue, 1 April 2025 09:00 – Thu, 3 April 2025 17:00
Lusaka, Zambia
Annual Lecture
The billionaire tax – a (modest) proposal for the 21st century
Wed, 4 September 2024
Juhlasali in the Aalto University Töölö building, Runeberginkatu 14–16, Helsinki, Finland
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Conference
The world at crossroads – securing the future generations The world at crossroads – securing the future generations
Tue, 14 May 2024 – Thu, 16 May 2024
Radisson Blu Hotel and Residence, Avenida Marginal 141, 9999, Maputo, Mozambique
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LDC Future Forum 2024 logo search image Innovation for structural transformation in Least Developed Countries – LDC Future Forum
Tue, 5 March 2024 – Thu, 7 March 2024
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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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...

Wed, 8 November 2023 – Thu, 9 November 2023
University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, Cape Town, South Africa
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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...

Wed, 8 November 2023
Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Annual Lecture
AL27-thumbnail Globalization in crisis – confronting a new economic reality
Tue, 10 October 2023
The Gamle Festsal (Old Assembly Hall) in the Domus Academica of the University of Oslo, Karl Johans gate 47, Oslo, Norway
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WIDER Development Conference poster Revving up revenue for development – the role of domestic resource mobilization
Wed, 6 September 2023 – Fri, 8 September 2023
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Holbergsgate 30, 166, Oslo, Norway
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Photo: Alex Fedorenko The challenge of creating better jobs in developing countries
Wed, 14 December 2022 – Thu, 15 December 2022
Cape Town, South Africa
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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...

Thu, 17 November 2022 – Fri, 18 November 2022
Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
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Debt and innovative finance in developing countries
Thu, 27 October 2022 – Fri, 28 October 2022
Online and at Bank of Finland , Helsinki, Finland
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Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 26 - In the name of progress: Will technology solve inequality?
Fri, 7 October 2022
Universidad de los Andes, Cra. 1 #18a-12, Bogotá, Colombia
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Reducing inequality – the great challenge of our time
Wed, 5 October 2022 – Fri, 7 October 2022
Universidad de los Andes, Carrera 1, Calle 18a, Bogotá, Colombia
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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...

Wed, 15 June 2022 – Thu, 16 June 2022
Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
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The puzzle of peace – towards inclusive development in fragile contexts
Mon, 16 May 2022 – Tue, 17 May 2022
Scandic Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
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Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 25 - Women’s struggle for land in South Asia: Can legal reforms trump social norms?
Thu, 9 December 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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