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
What does ‘promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth’ mean for everyday life?
Erica stands under a rudimentary market stall in Accra, Ghana, selling fruits — she has done this every day for 10 years now. Like many women in the...
Blog
UNU-WIDER’s new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) advances progress on SDG 8: Decent Work
UNU-WIDER’s 6-week online course on delivering Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) brings together recent research on the linkages between economic...
Blog
Stuck at the bottom of the job ladder in Africa: The stumbling block to resilient growth and prosperity
When the question of creating good jobs and decent work in Africa arises, policymakers and development partners often focus on formalization. For...
Blog
To die from hunger or the virus: An all too real dilemma for the poor in India (and elsewhere)
by
Martha Chen
April 2020
On March 24, in a speech to the nation, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, announced a 21-day lockdown. With only four hours’ notice, 1.3 billion...
Presentation
UNU-WIDER at WEAI Annual Conference
The 96th Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference takes place online across 27 June to 1 July. This year’s programme includes a session chaired by Tim Gindling, Climbing the job ladder? Informal and formal work in a dynamic...
28 June 2021
Online,
Los Angeles,
United States
Past event
Presentation
Michael Danquah presents at ODI workshop on inclusive, sustainable economic transformation
On 18 October Michael Danquah joins a workshop hosted by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) on Unpacking Informal Economy Heterogeneity: what role for informal value chains and sectors/sub-sectors in inclusive, sustainable economic...
18 October 2023
Past event
Panel discussion
The good jobs challenge in developing countries – presentation at the 63rd 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 two (2 March) of the conference, a panel discussion will explore the key findings of the...
2 March 2023
Rajiv Gandhi University,
Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh,
India
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER shares findings at EADI/CEsA Conference in Lisbon
10 July 2023
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13 July 2023
Lisbon School of Economics and Management,
Rua do Quelhas 6, 1200-781,
Lisboa,
Portugal
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER researchers join UNDESA 2022 virtual expert group meeting
During 27-30 June UNU-WIDER researchers, Michael Danquah and Simone Schotte join the expert group meeting hosted virtually by Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) on Creating full and...
27 June 2022
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30 June 2022
Online,
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER hosts special session at the AERC biannual research workshop on ‘The job ladder’
As part of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) biannual research workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, UNU-WIDER coordinates a special session on the forthcoming book The job ladder: Transforming informal work and livelihoods in developing...
30 November 2022
Trademark Hotel,
Nairobi,
Kenya
Past event