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
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
Panel discussion
Social mobility in the Global South – beyond poverty and inequality reduction
A new book, Social Mobility in Developing Countries: Concepts, Methods, and Determinants, produced by UNU-WIDER and edited by Vegard Iversen, Anirudh Krishna, and Kunal Sen and published by Oxford University Press offers students, researchers, and...
6 April 2022
University of Greenwich Stockwell Street,
10 Stockwell St. - Room LT 0004,
East Greenwich, London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Presentation
SOUTHMOD presented at the Zurich Conference on Public Finance in Developing Countries
The 6th Zurich Conference on Public Finance in Developing Countries brings together leading economists working on public economics in developing countries on 13-15 December 2021. The online event provides an opportunity for researchers from different...
13 December 2021
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15 December 2021
Online,
Zurich,
Switzerland
Past event
Presentation
Carlos Gradín shares project findings at JICA-IPD Employment Task Force meeting at Columbia University
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Carlos Gradín is invited to speak at the JICA-IPD Employment Task Force meeting convened by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University (IPD). Carlos will...
22 April 2022
Columbia University,
Suite 427 91 Claremont Ave,
New York, New York,
United States
Past event
Presentation
Social mobility in developing countries: Pathways for research and policy
Social mobility is critical to major global goals, those enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals and to the broader goals of development. Yet, little attention has been given to a serious study of social mobility in developing countries to...
9 May 2022
Online,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Social mobility in developing countries: Pathways for research and policy at Shiv Nadar University
Social mobility is critical to major global goals, those enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals and to the broader goals of development. Yet, little attention has been given to a serious study of social mobility in developing countries to...
22 April 2022
Online,
India
Past event