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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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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 &...
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 5th UN Roundtable on ExtractivesOn 15 March, 2021, Tony Addison and Alan Roe , both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled ' Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda in...
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 4th UN Roundtable on ExtractivesOn 4 February, 2021, Tony Addison and Alan Roe , both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled " Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda...
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 3rd UN Roundtable on ExtractivesOn 20 January, 2021, Tony Addison adn Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled "Extractive industries and sustainable development in the UNECE region".
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Tony Addison at Basel Peace Forum 2021On 20 January, 2021, Tony Addison , Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at the Basel Peace Forum 2021. In his presentation, he will address the following questions: What are the implications of the low-carbon...
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 2nd UN Roundtable on ExtractivesOn 9 December, 2020, Tony Addison and Alan Roe , both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled " Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda...
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Tony Addison at Financing Natural Capital seminarOn 23-24 November, 2020, Tony Addison , Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a seminar titled "Financing Natural Capital: Policies for Value Chain Development in Natural Resources in Post COVID-19 Africa...
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Extractive Industries: Taxation and Revenues
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 1st UN Roundtable on ExtractivesOn 30 October, 2020, Tony Addison and Alan Roe , both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled " Extractive Industries as an Engine for Sustainable Development: The...
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Pandemics and their impact on oil and metal pricesWe examine the effect of pandemics on selected commodity prices—in particular, those of zinc, copper, lead, and oil...
Pandemic Commodities PricesWorking Paper
Discerning trends in international metal prices in the presence of non-stationary volatilityModelling the underlying long-run trend of metal prices is important, given that selected metals are a source of income for many countries...
Market prices VolatilityWorking Paper
COVID-19: macroeconomic dimensions in the developing worldThe COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global crisis. The task for economic policy is to help keep people alive, enterprises afloat, and households out of poverty. The pandemic has macroeconomic dimensions...
Commodities COVID-19 Debt