Blog
Confronting low domestic savings in Africa
by
Charles Godfred Ackah, Monica P. Lambon-Quayefio
June 2022
What are the linkages between national savings and sustainable economic growth? Why are there differences in the amounts of savings between different...
Blog
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...
Blog
Reducing wasted gas emissions is an opportunity for clean air and climate
by
Kathryn McPhail, Etienne Romsom
October 2021
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) is seen as the last best chance for countries and companies to set out how they are actually...
Blog
From summits to solutions: what success means at COP26
by
Mahmoud Mohieldin
October 2021
At the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, world leaders discussed the need to scale-up ambition to address key global challenges...
Blog
Why women are made to rely on vulnerable work
by
Manuel Santos Silva, Maria C. Lo Bue, Tu Thi Ngoc Le,
Kunal Sen
February 2022
The gender pay-gap is one of the foremost indicators of gender inequality and thus a guide for women’s economic empowerment policies. Although there...
Blog
Developing countries would benefit from improved tax collection: What can help?
The ability to raise revenues from taxes – called “fiscal capacity” – is a crucial aspect for the functioning of any state. Being able to tax citizens...
Presentation
Social protection in sub-Saharan Africa: Will the green shoots blossom?
Social Protection in the form of conditional cash transfers, non-contributory social pension schemes or targeted workfare programs, have evolved in recent years in an increasing number of developing countries. Impact evaluations show that social...
23 May 2012
Mediterranean Museum Auditorium,
Fredsgatan 2,
Stockholm,
Sweden
Past event
Presentation
What works in education aid policy in developing countries? A systematic review
Presentation
4 March 2014
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5 March 2014
Global Education Summit,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Past event
Seminar
The post-2015 development framework: Priorities for the least developed countries
Conference participant, Finn Tarp, Director. For more information please see the Wilton Park event page here.
29 January 2014
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31 January 2014
Wilton Park,
Wiston House,
Steyning West Sussex,
United Kingdom
Past event
Lecture
The burden of external debt in developing countries
Invited Guest Lecturer, Imed Drine, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER. Contact person: Tafor Prince Will, University of Jyväskylä
22 November 2012
University of Jyväskylä,
Jyväskylä,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 12 - Developing Countries in the World Economy: The Future in the Past?
23 February 2009
Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 11 - The Climate Change Challenge
6 March 2008
Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Social mobility in developing countries — concepts, methods, and determinants
5 September 2019
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6 September 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B ,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Blog
The debate around intellectual property rights and the COVID-19 vaccine
by
Arnab Acharya
July 2020
The most effective way to fight COVID-19 is by vaccinating against infection. But once the vaccine is developed, how can it be distributed across the...
Presentation
UNU-WIDER at International Economic Association World Congress
UNU-WIDER’s research project 'The changing nature of work and inequality' will have a special live session at the IEA World Congress Indonesia 2021. Finn Tarp and Miguel Niño-Zarazúa will also present on ‘The Role of Redistribution in the Inequality...
5 July 2021
Online,
United States
Past event