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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Julien Wolfersberger on Climate immobility in sub-Saharan Africa
12 June 2024 15:00 – 12 June 2024 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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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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Bruno Martorano on Social movements and preferences for redistribution
30 April 2024 15:00 – 30 April 2024 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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young boy in a market SA-TIED Seminar Series: Proposal for the extension, redesign, and repurposing of the SRD grant, with a focus on poverty and unemployment reduction.
30 April 2024 15:00 – 30 April 2024 16:00
Online, South Africa
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Nicole Hassoun on Measuring population health: avoiding discrimination
11 April 2024
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Andrea Vaccaro on how (the lack of) state experience shapes today’s fragile states
20 March 2024
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
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Man working, Zambia, search image. Image: Jean Mandela / UNU-WIDER LDC5 Monitor – Defining its scope and uses
7 March 2024
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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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
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Kunal Sen on Varieties of Structural Transformation – SOAS Seminar series

Kunal Sen joins the SOAS Economics Seminar Series to present insights from the book Varieties of Structural Transformation.One of the key features of modern economic growth is the process of structural transformation, which is the movement of workers...

29 February 2024
SOAS, University of London main building, RB01, 10 Thornhaugh St, London, United Kingdom
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Nadine Riedel on the effectiveness of countermeasures against multinational tax avoidance
29 November 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Gabriela Zapata Román on The motherhood effect on women's labour trajectories: preliminary results
15 November 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 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...

8 November 2023 – 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...

8 November 2023
Maputo, Mozambique
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Stefan Leeffers on the effect of information on flood preparedness in urban Mozambique
25 October 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Iván Torre on Educational mobility in Europe and Central Asia
19 October 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Varieties of structural transformation seminar by Kunal Sen

On 27 September Kunal Sen attends the The Faculty of Economics of Thammasat University in Pranakorn, Bangkok, to deliver a seminar titled 'Varieties of structural transformation'. The presentation draws on the UNU-WIDER project exploring the old and...

27 September 2023
Bangkok, Thailand
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