• WIDER Seminar Series

    The WIDER Seminar Series showcases the latest research on key topics in development economics. The weekly sessions held in Helsinki are open to local and visiting researchers, policy makers, and others working on development topics.

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    2018 Nordic conference on development economics

    Conference | 11-12 June 2018

    Aalto University School of Business, University of Tampere and UNU-WIDER in collaboration with the Nordic Network in Development Economics will organize the 2018 Nordic Conference on Development Economics on 11-12 June 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. The conference aims at bringing together Nordic and international scholars for the exchange of ideas and discussion of recent results within theoretical and applied development economics research.

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    Migration and mobility – new frontiers for research and policy

    WIDER Development Conference

    This conference – jointly organized with ARUA – takes place 5-6 October 2017 in Accra, Ghana.

    It explores the relationships between migration, mobility, and development, with a focus on South-South movements and the African region. It aims to bring together new and innovative research from economics and other disciplines that can inform broader policy-relevant debate and action. 

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WIDER Seminar Series - Kasim Ggombe Munyegera on the Gender Gap in Firm Productivity: Evidence from Establishment and Household Enterprise Data from Rwanda

Kasim Ggombe Munyegera, the Country Economist for the International Growth Center speaks about the Gender Gap in Firm Productivity at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 30 May 2018. Abstract - The gender gap in firm productivity: Evidence from...

30 May 2018
UNU-WIDER Library, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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Presentation
Launch of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey 2017

On 29 May 2018 the first ‘Myanmar Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Survey’ is published. The launch event will bring together policy-makers, representatives from international organizations and researchers to discuss the findings of the report.

29 May 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO), Office #32, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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Workshop
Second training round on MOZMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Mozambique

This is the second training event on the MOZMOD model, which will provide participants with comprehensive training to use the tax-benefit microsimulation model effectively. It is targeted for existing and potential new users of the model at...

29 May 2018 – 31 May 2018
Hotel Montebelo Indy Maputo Congress, Rua Macombe Nogueira-Nongue R1373 Sommerschield, 1100 Maputo, Mozambique
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Panel discussion
Global Solutions Summit 2018

The Global Solutions Summit 2018, held on May 28 and 29 in Berlin, Germany was organised by the Global Solutions Initiative . The summit addressed major G20 topics including the future of work, infrastructure for sustainable development, food...

28 May 2018 – 29 May 2018
Berlin, Germany
Past event
Panel discussion
classroom/barry-pousnan Public services at grassroots level in Africa [in Finnish]
26 May 2018
Taiga-lava (Kansallisteatterin lavaklubi), Läntinen Teatterikuja 1, Helsinki, Finland
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Policy seminar
UNU-WIDER at the World Village Festival

UNU-WIDER, with other UN agencies and affiliates, is present at the World Village Festival 2018. The festival takes place 26-27 May 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.

26 May 2018 – 27 May 2018
UN Village/YK-Kylä, Railway Square, Helsinki, Finland
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Project workshop
Photo: John Marsh Authors' workshop - Natural resources, structural change and industrial development in Africa
24 May 2018 – 25 May 2018
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Abhijeet Singh on school governance

Abhijeet Singh of the Stockholm School of Economics will share experimental results on school governance at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 23 May. Abstract – Understanding the flailing state: Experimental evidence from a large-scale...

23 May 2018
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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Project workshop
butterfly/tanakawho Training event: Enhanced analysis with MicroZAMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Zambia
22 May 2018 – 24 May 2018
Legacy Lodge & Conference Centre, Meanwood Ibex Hill, Lusaka, Zambia
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Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Joana Naritomi on unemployment insurance schemes and consumption

Joana Naritomi of the London School of Economics will share the results of her study on unemployment insurance schemes and consumption at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 16 May. Abstract – Unemployment Insurance Schemes and Consumption:...

16 May 2018
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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Project workshop
Inequality in China – Authors’ workshop

On 15 May 2018, authors from the ‘Inequality in the Giants’ project’s China component meet in Beijing to discuss draft research papers.

15 May 2018
Beijing Normal University (BNU), Meeting room 3, Jing Shi Xue Tang, Beijing, China
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Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Kyle McNabb on social cash transfers in Zambia

On 9 May, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Kyle McNabb will speak on tax-benefit microsimulations in Zambia. Abstract – Assessing the targeting efficiency of the Zambian social cash transfer: A tax-benefit microsimulation approach Whilst tax-benefit...

9 May 2018
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Arip Muttaqien and Marcos Hecksher

PhD Candidates Arip Muttaqien of Maastricht University and Marcos Hecksher of Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada will share their latest results at the 2 May session of the WIDER Seminar Series. Arip Muttaqien: Abstract – The...

2 May 2018
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Lulu He and Esther Heesemann

On 25 April 2018, PhD students Lulu He of the University of Queensland and Esther Heesemann of the University of Göttingen will present their research. Lulu He: Abstract – Sustainability-smart local demands: A study on recovery process...

25 April 2018
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Policy seminar
Enterprise development: How are Mozambican manufacturing firms doing? Findings from 2017

On 23 April 2018, the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project hosted a public forum to share the results of its report on the business landscape for Mozambican manufacturing firms. The event sheds light on the current challenges faced by micro-,...

23 April 2018
Polana Serena Hotel, Julius Nyerere Avenue, 1380, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Lore Vandewalle on access to formal banking and household finances: Experimental evidence from India

Lore Vandewalle, Assistant Professor at The Graduate Institute, will speak at the 18 April 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series . Abstract – Access to formal banking and household finances: Experimental evidence from India Access to formal...

18 April 2018
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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