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Press Release: New research reveals close to $1 trillion in profits shifted to tax havensA new research paper published by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) shows the first global estimates of profits shifted to tax havens between 1975-2019. The study documents a remarkable...
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UNU-WIDER alum Nanak Kakwani releases a new book on poverty and inequalityProfessor Nanak Kakwani is one of UNU-WIDER's first research fellows. Joining the institute in 1986, he is the author of the second WIDER Working Paper ever published. The first is Food, Economics, and Entitlements by UNU-WIDER founder and Nobel...
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Call for Contributions: GlobalDev and UNU-WIDER Blog series on social mobilityIn the last decades, globalization and technological advancements have improved the living standards of billions of people, and enabled many households to cross the poverty line. Nonetheless, these trends have also exacerbated inequalities around...
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New update of the World Income Inequality Database and WIID Companion — version 30 June 2022The UNU-WIDER World Income Inequality Database ― widely known by its acronym WIID ― provides the most comprehensive set of income inequality statistics available. It presents detailed information on income inequality for developed, developing, and...
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UNU-WIDER experts and the WIDER Development Conference featured in the mediaKalle Hirvonen , Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, was interviewed by YLE for a news article published on 10 March 2022 on the effects of the Ukraine war on global food security. ‘The war in Ukraine is causing a major supply shock to the world...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: International conference gathers conflict experts in HelsinkiNext week a high-level conference on peacebuilding and conflict brings more than 250 experts to Helsinki to discuss new research and current policy challenges in preventing and resolving conflicts and sustaining peace across the world. The two-day...
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World Income Inequality Database project presents at the OECD's DAC Community of Practice on Poverty and InequalitiesThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Community of Practice on Poverty and Inequalities (CoP-PI) hosts several thematic dialogues between researchers and practitioners on embedding...