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Tony Addison
Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow
Tony Addison is a Professor of Economics, University of Copenhagen in the Development Economics Research Group. He was a Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER in Helsinki, Finland. He was previously Professor of Development Studies, University of Manchester; Executive Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI), University of Manchester (from 2006-2009); Associate Director of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC); and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER.
His books include: From Conflict to Recovery in Africa (Oxford University Press), Making Peace Work: The Challenges of Economic and Social Reconstruction (Palgrave Macmillan), and Poverty Dynamics: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective (Oxford University Press). He was a lead author for The Chronic Poverty Report 2008-09: Escaping Poverty Traps.
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Tony Addison joins a panel discussion at UNESCAPOn Thursday, 19 May 2022, 13:00-15:00 (UTC+7), UNU-WIDER non-resident senior research fellow Tony Addison presents at a moderated panel discussion entitled "Energy transition and the extractives industry in Asia-Pacific: National and Regional...
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Extractive industries: taxation and revenues VA fifth researcher seminar on the topic of extractives and domestic revenue mobilisation will be held on 27 April 2022 from 16:00-18:00 (UTC +3). The event, "Fiscal Regime Reforms in the Extractives Sector," will be hosted jointly by UNU-...
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The 2022 energy shock
The price and availability of energy is fundamental to the health of the global economy...
Natural resources Energy resources Armed conflictPresentation
Tony Addisson at the International Financial Architecture as a Global Public GoodTony Addison has been invited to speak at the International Financial Architecture as a Global Public Good — an expert roundtable in support of Our Common Agenda . The event takes place online on 28 March 2022 at 9am (EST), and it will focus...
Policy seminar
Tony Addison at the 17th Plenary Meeting of the OECD Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based DevelopmentTony Addison represents UNU-WIDER as one of the invited partner organizations and institutions in the OECD’s Policy Dialogue on Natural Resources Development , which will take place online on 14-15 December 2021. This dialogue is part of the...
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Extractive industries: taxation and revenues IVA fourth research seminar on extractives and domestic revenue mobilisation titled Extractive Industries: Taxation and Revenues takes place on 9 December 2021 at 3pm Helsinki time (UTC +2). The online event is hosted jointly by UNU-WIDER and the...
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Looking ahead to COP26 The long-awaited COP26 in Glasgow is about to start. Billed as the most important COP to date, it is widely seen as a last chance to avoid a global temperature rise beyond 1.5°C. Yet expectations of major breakthroughs weaken by the week...
COP26 Developing countries Climate change
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Tony Addison at UNCTAD15 pre-eventOn 23rd July, 2021, Tony Addison , Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, presents at UNCTAD15 pre-event ' South-South Sharing of Experiences in Macro-Financial Policies for Structural Transformation '. The online event focuses on...
Policy seminar
Tony Addison at the 16th Plenary Meeting of the OECD Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based DevelopmentTony Addison represents UNU-WIDER as one of the invited partner organizations and institutions in the OECD’s Policy Dialogue on Natural Resources Development , which takes place online on 30 June – 2 July 2021. This dialogue is part of...
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UNU-WIDER experts in key role in global roundtable process on extractivesOver the past eight months, various heads of state, ministers, and other stakeholders from around the world have participated in a dialogue to discuss the pressing issues and the future of the extractives sector. UNU-WIDER researchers Tony Addison...
Extractive industries Extractives United NationsSeminar
Extractive industries: taxation and revenues II
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at the United Nations Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries
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Arkebe Oqubay on the economic implications of COVID-19 crisis for developing countries
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Tony Addison at the Challenge of Financing for Development - Pre & Post CoVID-19Tony Addison has been invited to speak at a side event of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development , also known as the FfD Forum. The side event, titled The Challenge of Financing for Development - Pre &...