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
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Assessing the macroeconomic impact of power outages in South Africa with Richard Kima

Richard Kima, a UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, will present his work in progress Working Paper titled "Estimating the Macroeconomic Costs of Power Outages in South Africa" at the South African Reserve Bank Research Seminar on April 11, 2024, and at the...

6 May 2024 14:00 – 6 May 2024 15:00
Online, 238 Mazisi Kunene Rd, Glenwood, 4041, Durban, South Africa
Open for registration
Presentation
Presentation of SA-TIED Working Paper on Worker mobility and productivity spillovers

Carol Newman, co-academic lead for SA-TIED's Workstream 1 on Enterprise development for job creation and growth, will present an SA-TIED Working Paper titled "Worker mobility and productivity spillovers: An Emerging Market Perspective" at the...

12 April 2024
Newman Building (NTh 1), University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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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
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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
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Presentation
Tax administrative data work presented at Addis Tax Initiative East Africa follow-up meeting

Amina Ebrahim, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, presents and runs a training at the Addis Tax Initiative (ATI) East Africa regional follow-up technical meeting on tax expenditures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 6-8 December 2023. The regional meeting is...

6 December 2023 – 8 December 2023
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Presentation
Abrams M.E. Tagem presents at the CERDI research seminar

UNU-WIDER Research Associate Abrams M.E. Tagem presents at the research seminar of the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI), on 5 December 2023 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.He presents the WIDER Working Paper...

5 December 2023
26 avenue Léon Blum, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Kunal Sen joins ESCAP Expert Group Meeting on the Countries with Special Needs Development Report 2024

On 1 December UNU-WIDER Director, Kunal Sen, joins the ESCAP Expert Group Meeting on their flagship publication, the Countries with Special Needs Development Report 2024. Prof. Sen's presentation contributes to discussions on the evolving role of the...

1 December 2023
ESCAP , Bangkok, Thailand
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CGD webinar on methane, people on the screen Extractives for Development work presented at Center for Global Development webinar
21 November 2023
Online, United States
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Presentation
New York scryscraper silhouette search image. Image: Zach Miles / Unsplash UNU-WIDER at the Dialogue on Tax and SDGs conference
14 November 2023 – 17 November 2023
Online, New York, United States
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Presentation
Kunal Sen presents at REPOA's 27th Annual Research Workshop

On 8 November 2023 UNU-WIDER Director Kunal Sen virtually attends the 27th Annual Research Workshop of REPOA to present resent research on structural transformation. REPOA is a leading independent think tank in Tanzania and among the top think tanks...

8 November 2023
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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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
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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
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Presentation
Estimating the macroeconomic costs of power outages in South Africa

Richard Kima, a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER / SA-TIED, will present research at the Academic Seminar Series that will be held on 6 November, 2023 at the University of Pretoria. His paper, "Estimating the Macroeconomic Costs of Power Outages in South...

6 November 2023
University of Pretoria, Lynwood Road, Pretoria, South Africa
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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
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Presentation
Michael Danquah presents at ODI workshop on inclusive, sustainable economic transformation

On 18 October Michael Danquah joins a workshop hosted by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) on Unpacking Informal Economy Heterogeneity: what role for informal value chains and sectors/sub-sectors in inclusive, sustainable economic...

18 October 2023
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