Policy panel on war and reconstruction in Ukraine

On 9 May 2023, UNU-WIDER hosts an event bringing together international academics and national government representatives from Finland and Ukraine to debate new research and current policy challenges in the stabilization, recovery, and reconstruction of Ukraine.

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Sustainable Cities Discussion Forum on SDG 13: Climate Action

UNU-WIDER and the City of Helsinki have teamed up to create and host a series of inspirational discussion forums that highlight key UN Sustainable Development Goals and work being done to make these goals a reality. Join us live at the Helsinki City Hall for our next event or watch it online!

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WIDER Seminar Series

The WIDER Seminar Series provides a forum for for visiting scholars, UNU-WIDER researchers, external researchers, policymakers, and industry specialists to present the latest research on key topics in development economics. Wednesdays 15:00-16:00 on Zoom.

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Revving up revenue for development – the role of domestic resource mobilization

The WIDER Development Conference on the role of domestic revenue mobilization in development takes place in Oslo, Norway, September 6–8, 2023.

6 September 2023 08:308 September 2023 17:30
Oslo, Norway
Project workshop
2023 SOUTHMOD workshop

On 5 September 2023, participants from six different time zones gather for a hybrid SOUTHMOD workshop to exchange experiences and knowledge on tax-benefit microsimulation modeling in developing countries. This is the first in-person SOUTHMOD workshop...

5 September 2023 10:005 September 2023 18:00
Oslo, Norway
Open for registration
Workshop
Second UGAMOD retreat

The fourth training event on UGAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda, is organized as a five-day research retreat, intended to empower participants to use UGAMOD to answer their own policy questions. The retreat is composed of two...

10 July 2023 09:0014 July 2023 16:00
Uganda Revenue Authority, Kampala, Uganda
Presentation
SOUTHMOD presentation at the LOTTE-Skatt conference

The tax-benefit model LOTTE-Skatt is a key tool of Norwegian tax policy decision-making. To mark its 50th anniversary Statistics Norway and the Norwegian Ministry of Finance organise a conference in Oslo 15–16 June 2023. UNU-WIDER Research Associate...

15 June 2023 09:0016 June 2023 16:00
Radisson Red Oslo Økern, Oslo, Norway
Seminar
William Ferguson on A theory of triadic power with applications to leadership, collective action, and institutional evolution
7 June 2023 15:007 June 2023 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Seminar
Kunal Sen presents on the good job challenge at IER-Hitotsubashi

On 1 June 2023, UNU-WIDER Director, Kunal Sen, attends IER-Hitotsubashi University to present in the Economic Development Workshop in the Center for Economic Institutions.

1 June 2023 14:00
Hitotsubashi University , Kunitachi, Japan
Workshop
Bunching Estimators in Applied Economics Research

Prof. Mazhar Wassem teaches a workshop on bunching methods 30 May from 13:00–15:00 (UTC+3). The workshop is held in person at UNU-WIDER's Sustainability Library. The workshop will cover the following topics, drawing largely upon Kleven (2016) and...

30 May 2023 13:0030 May 2023 15:00
Sustainability Library - UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Presentation
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27 May 2023 11:0028 May 2023 19:00
Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland
Lecture
Sustainable cities discussion forum: SDG 13
26 May 2023
Helsinki City Hall, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Seminar
Odd-Helge Fjeldstad on Incentivizing customers to increase VAT compliance: Evidence from Tanzania
24 May 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Workshop
ETMOD retreat

The third training event on ETMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ethiopia, is organized as a five-day research retreat, intended to empower participants to use ETMOD to answer their own policy questions. The retreat is composed of two...

15 May 202319 May 2023
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Past event
Seminar
Sonia R. Bhalotra on Job displacement, unemployment benefits and domestic violence
10 May 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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
Lecture
UNU-WIDER researchers deliver lecture on structural transformation to professionals from the African Development Bank

On 9 May 2023, Kunal Sen and Michael Danquah will give a lecture on structural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa as part of a training programme by the University of Bradford, UK. The content of the training draws from UNU-WIDER's African Cities...

9 May 2023
University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Past event
Workshop
Research workshop on war and reconstruction in Ukraine

From 8–9 May 2023, UNU-WIDER holds a research workshop bringing together an international group of researchers with expertise in conflict and peacebuilding to discuss new research that can support policymakers’ discussions on the stabilization...

8 May 20239 May 2023
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 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 202312 May 2023
TRA, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Past event
Seminar
Tax and development workshop
26 April 202327 April 2023
Kampala, Uganda
Past event
Webinar
Kunal Sen at ILO: The good jobs challenge in developing countries
25 April 2023
International Labour Organization , Geneva, Switzerland
Past event
Webinar
Corruption and theft in the global oil and gas sector
18 April 2023
Online, Finland
Past event
Workshop
Second VNMOD retreat

The fifth training event on VNMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Viet Nam, is organized as a five-day research retreat, intended to empower participants to use VNMOD to answer their own policy questions. The retreat is composed of two...

17 April 202321 April 2023
CIEM, 68 Phan Dinh Phung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Past event
Seminar
Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos on The unequal effect of pollution exposure on labour supply across gender
12 April 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Presentation
Jukka Pirttilä on social protection and taxation in times of crises

Helsinki Graduate School of Economics organises a weekly Development seminar series in Helsinki. On 6 April 2023 UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow Jukka Pirttilä presents the work in progress on the topic of Social protection and taxation...

6 April 2023
Economicum, Finland
Past event
Workshop
Stata data management training for revenue authorities

A new three day in-person Data management in Stata capacity development workshop is provided to the research staff of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in Kampala, Uganda on 3-5 April 2023. Few people in revenue authorities have the skills to manage...

3 April 20235 April 2023
Digital Den, Uganda Revenue Authority, Kampala, Uganda
Past event
Webinar
Paving the way for fiscal capacity
21 March 2023
Online, Finland
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER tax research presented at the CSAE Conference

The annual conference of the University of Oxford's Centre for the Study of African Economies is organised 19-21 March 2023 in Oxford, UK. This year the theme of the conference is Economic Development in Africa. UNU-WIDER Research Assistants Enrico...

19 March 202321 March 2023
Oxford, United Kingdom
Past event
Seminar
Céline Zipfel on A mother’s voice: Impacts of spousal communication training on child health investments
15 March 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Workshop
Structured Query Language (SQL) training for revenue authorities

A new three day online Introduction to SQL capacity development workshop is provided to the research staff of the Ugandan, Tanzanian and Zambian revenue authorities on 14-16 March 2023. Structured Query Language (SQL) is a domain-specific language...

14 March 202316 March 2023
Online, South Africa
Past event
Seminar
Addressing vulnerabilities through production transformation – Launch of the LDC5 Monitor
9 March 2023
Qatar National Convention Centre, Room 105, Doha, Qatar
Past event
Presentation
Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on examining Tanzanian health policies through a gender lens

The Innovation, Knowledge and Development (IKD) group of The Open University organises a one-day webinar on International Women's Day. The topic of the webinar is Health and care at the crossroads: evidencing gender impacts, campaigning for equality...

8 March 2023
Online, United Kingdom
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER at the LDC5 Conference
5 March 20239 March 2023
Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha, Qatar
Past event
Lecture
Kunal Sen delivers Valedictory address at the 63rd annual 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 three (3 March) of the conference, UNU-WIDER Director, Kunal Sen delivers the Valedictory...

3 March 2023
Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Past event
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