Presentation
International Economic Association 17th World Congress
UNU-WIDER organized two sessions during the 17th World Congress of the International Economic Association. Learning to Compete – Sunday 8 June 2014 Chaired by Finn Tarp Out of Africa: A comparative perspective on why Africa failed to industrialize...
6 June 2014
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10 June 2014
Dead Sea,
Jordan
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by the students of Hokkaido University
Group visit by students of Hokkaido University, Japan, for briefing on UNU-WIDER's mandate and research, particularly ongoing research work within the project on Foreign Aid, Recom: Research and Communications
30 August 2012
UNU-WIDER,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Aid, growth, poverty and the global context
Presentation on i) aid, growth and development: what do we know?; (ii) poverty and human development; (iii) the changing global context; and (iv) Conclusions: a post 2015 perspective. Based on UNU-WIDER's research on foreign aid (ReCom) and to...
25 March 2014
JICA Research Institute,
Tokyo,
Japan
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by the Finnish parliamentary Development Policy Committee
Group visit by 12 members of the Finnish parliamentary Development Policy Committee, for a briefing on UNU-WIDER's research projects, particularly research work within the ReCom - Research and Communication on Foreign Aid.
12 February 2014
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Aid, Growth and Africa: The changing context
Finn Tarp, Director and Tony Addison, Chief Economist - Deputy Director presented 'Aid, Growth and Africa: the Changing Context'. Presentation
28 January 2014
DFID,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Workshop
How to make news out of foreign aid
The workshop will provide journalists with conceptual tools needed for understanding and reporting on the impact of foreign aid on development in different themes ranging from economic growth at the macro level to the consequences of specific...
24 June 2013
University of Helsinki,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by students from University of Tampere
Group visit by students of University of Tampere, Finland, for briefing on UNU-WIDER's mandate and research, particularly ongoing research work within the project on Foreign Aid: Research and Communications.
20 March 2013
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by Helsinki Authorized Guides
Group visit by Helsinki Authorized Guides, for briefing on UNU-WIDER's mandate and research, particularly ongoing research work within the project on Foreign Aid: Research and Communications.
10 April 2013
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Does aid contribute to economic development?
Presentation UNU-WIDER and research on foreign aid. A large and comprehensive, joint research, documentation and communications initiative.
4 April 2013
African Development Bank,
Tunis,
Tunisia
Past event
Presentation
Does aid increase growth?
Professor Finn Tarp made a presentation 'Does Aid Increase Growth? during a Development Policy Programme for Finnish journalists, at the Department for Communication and Culture, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki. Presentation
5 March 2013
Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Does foreign aid help
For more information on the presentation by Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER, please refer to the link (in Danish language): http://www.ibis.dk/index.php?menuId=38&upId=2.
3 November 2012
IBIS General Assembly,
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Presentation
Aid, growth and development
The Danish Society for International Development and the Centre for African Studies at Copenhagen University are pleased to announce an international conference on The new Africa – no longer the hopeless continent? Presentation by Finn Tarp, Director...
2 November 2012
IDA Meeting Centre,
Kalvebod Brygge 31 – 33,
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Presentation
'Hjalp Vi? Og Hvad Nu?' (in Danish language)
Aid, Growth and Development: A presentation by Professor Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER
9 October 2012
Nationaløkonomisk Forening - The Danish Economic Society,
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Presentation
Rachel M. Gisselquist and Miguel Niño-Zarazúa on Effectiveness of International & Swedish Democracy Aid for USAID
Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, and Rachel M. Gisselquist, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER will be presenting and discussing the findings of the report Effects of Swedish and international democracy aid at...
24 March 2021
Online,
United States
Past event
Policy seminar
A WIDER presentation on jobs - DFID policy seminar
Tony Addison, Carol Newman and Finn Tarp presented research evidence on the topic of job creation and employment at a policy seminar organized by the Department for International Development (DFID).
31 March 2016
DFID,
22 Whitehall,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Presentation
Rachel M. Gisselquist and Miguel Niño-Zarazúa on Effectiveness of International & Swedish Democracy Aid for ICLD
On Tuesday, 16 February 2021 at 13:00 Stockholm time, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, and Rachel M. Gisselquist, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER will be presenting and discussing the findings of the report...
16 February 2021
Online,
Stockholm,
Sweden
Past event
Presentation
Rachel M. Gisselquist and Miguel Niño-Zarazúa on Effectiveness of International & Swedish Democracy Aid for IFES
On Friday, 19 February 2021 at 08.30 EST, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, and Rachel M. Gisselquist, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER will be presenting and discussing the findings of the report Effects of...
19 February 2021
Online,
United States
Past event
Presentation
Rachel M. Gisselquist and Miguel Niño-Zarazúa on Effectiveness of International & Swedish Democracy Aid for DEval
On Thursday, 11 March 2021 at 16:00 CET, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, and Rachel M. Gisselquist, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER will be presenting and discussing the findings of the report Effects of...
11 March 2021
Online,
Bonn,
Germany
Past event
Presentation
Aid to Africa and the Changing Context
Peking University National School of Development, UNU-WIDER, African Development Bank and World Bank meeting of contributors to the Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics, Beijing, China. Presented by Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER. Presentation
8 December 2013
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10 December 2013
Peking University National School of Development,
5 Yiheyuan Rd,
Haidian, Beijing,
China
Past event
Presentation
Does development aid work?
Presentation to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament on Aid Effectiveness. See slides here.
5 May 2014
Parliament house,
Mannerheimintie 30,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project meeting
Aid and institution-building in fragile states: Lessons from comparative cases
Governance & Fragility Governance has become a major concern for both donors and aid recipient countries since the late 1980s. Very poor quality governance is also one of the defining characteristics of state fragility, and social unrest and violence...
15 November 2013
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16 November 2013
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Foreign aid and democracy in Africa
This event will involve an in-depth analysis of how, when, and why foreign aid has either facilitated or undermined democratization in Africa. The panel discussion will be centred around the launch of the book entitled Democratic Trajectories in...
6 November 2013
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP),
1779 Massachusetts Ave NW,
Washington, DC,
United States
Past event
Presentation
Aid, Environment and Climate Change
The Director of UNU-WIDER Finn Tarp gave a presentation on 'Aid, Environment and Climate Change' in Helsinki during the joint IDB-NDF seminar on Innovative Climate Financing Mechanisms at the Nordic Development Fund, Helsinki. Presentation
4 November 2013
Nordic Development Fund,
Uudenmaankatu 16,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project meeting
Good aid in hard places: Learning from what has worked in fragile contexts
Governance & Fragility Governance has become a major concern for both donors and aid recipient countries since the late 1980s. Very poor quality governance is also one of the defining characteristics of state fragility, and social unrest and violence...
12 December 2013
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13 December 2013
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by students from University of Tampere
Group visit by students of University of Tampere, Finland, for briefing on UNU-WIDER's mandate and research, particularly ongoing research work within the project on Foreign Aid: Research and Communications.
1 April 2014
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Results meeting
Aid for Gender Equality
In recent decades, aid donors have recognised that gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to improving living standards, well-being, and economic growth. This insight has led to a fourfold increase in the flows of foreign aid toward...
16 December 2013
Eigtveds Pakhus, Asiatisk Plads 2 G,
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Results meeting
Challenges in Fragility and Governance
Since the mid-1990s foreign aid has become increasingly concerned with fragility and governance. Given the acknowledgement of the role of the state in providing the conditions for peace, progress and prosperity, foreign aid has concentrated much...
23 October 2013
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS),
Charlottehaven, 10 Hjørringgade, 2100,
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Results meeting
Aid and our changing environment
Development aid funds have in recent years shifted focus significantly towards climate change; but massive challenges are yet to be overcome in how we allocate and design aid initiatives in an effective manner to effectively address the continuing...
4 June 2013
Sida,
Valhallavägen 199,
Stockholm,
Sweden
Past event
Policy workshop
Development finance - a role for foreign assistance
Has foreign aid boosted economic growth on average in developing countries? How and why is the aid landscape changing? What are the key strategic choices ahead for the development community? These and many other questions were discussed in a policy...
8 June 2015
Danish Embassy,
Mchafukoge,
Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
Past event
Presentation
Presentation to journalists at the MFA Finland Development Academy
Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER, presented on the effects of aid at the aggregate level to the sixth annual Development Academy organized by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland for journalists. Presentation
7 April 2015
MFA Finland Development Academy,
Laivastokatu 22,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Fragile Development 2015-2030: Understanding how insecurity and poor governance will affect sustainable development
On 19th June UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Research Fellow Roger Williamson, participated in a panel entitled “Fragile Development 2015-2030: Understanding how insecurity and poor governance will affect sustainable development”. The panel was organized by...
19 June 2015
Guoman Tower Hotel,
St Katharine's Way,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Seminar
SOAS Seminar on Aid and Development in Asia and Africa
Organised by School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and the UK Office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The panel of Speakers and Discussants includes: Ernest Aryeetey, Chairperson of the Board of UNU...
17 February 2011
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18 February 2011
Khalili Lecture Theater (B1), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),
London,
United Kingdom
Past event