What is research impact?

This page documents cases where we believe our research and communication activities have had an impact on the wider world of development. UNU-WIDER aims not only to create high-quality policy relevant research, but also to ensure that this research is shared with those who set the course of development policy. Our three core audiences, researchers, international development agencies, and national decision-makers, all rely on accurate and timely information to get their job done. We aim to provide that information in as many forms as possible, through events, the press, videos, social media, and our publications.

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    Media advisory: How can we secure the future for generations to come? – experts from around the world gather in Maputo from 14–16 May 2024

    The 2024 WIDER Development Conference The world at crossroads – securing the future generations, from 14–16 May 2024, in Maputo, Mozambique, explores the pressing global issues of climate change, conflict, and inequality and their impact on securing...

    Presentation
    Bridging the gap: Unveiling the potential of Tanzania's SMEs through VAT insights

    UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Amina Ebrahim speaks at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Bergen, Norway. She presents the findings of a forthcoming WIDER Working Paper to the research staff. Her findings support opportunities for expanding knowledge...

    Mon, 29 April 2024
    Bergen, Jekteviksbakken 31, Norway
    Past event
    Impact
    UNU-WIDER research cited in major UN DESA and EU Tax Observatory reports

    The 2023 Financing for Sustainable Development report and Global Tax Evasion Report 2024 include findings from UNU-WIDER research on illicit financial flows, structural transformation, and international monetary system. The 2024 Financing for Sustainable Development report highlights UNU-WIDER's Government Revenue Dataset (GRD) as a prominent source for revenue statistics.

    In the media
    newspaper stash Media spotlights SA-TIED climate-resilient infrastructure dialogue and EU funding agreement
    In the media
    Findings from recent research based on Ugandan administrative tax data gather visibility in the local media

    Research insights and policy recommendations presented in an in-person workshop organised on 15 November 2023 in Kampala gathered visibility in several Ugandan news outlets.

    In the media
    Stark estimates on eradication of poverty gain media interest

    UNU-WIDER working paper on the progress towards eradication of poverty has been highlighted in several media.

    Impact
    Media advisory: How can sustainable development be financed in the Global South? Experts from around the world gather in Oslo 6-8 September

    How can profit shifting—a bane on development efforts in the Global South—be stopped? What is the potential of social benefit systems to deliver during crises? How are collaborations between researchers and tax authorities benefiting policymaking in...

    In the media
    Oil theft impact piece. Image: John Rourke / Unsplash UNU-WIDER research on oil theft gains attention
    Presentation
    UNU-WIDER shares findings at EADI/CEsA Conference in Lisbon
    Mon, 10 July 2023 – Thu, 13 July 2023
    Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Rua do Quelhas 6, 1200-781, Lisboa, Portugal
    Past event
    Seminar
    Aid effectiveness in fragile states

    UNU-WIDER researchers offer a seminar on aid effectiveness in fragile states to an audience of Swedish development officials and foreign officers. The seminar is organized by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

    Tue, 23 May 2023
    Online, Sweden
    Past event
    In the media
    Tax and development workshop in the Ugandan media
    In the media
    UNU-WIDER research on global profit shifting gains media attention
    In the media
    UNU-WIDER experts and the WIDER Development Conference featured in the media

    Kalle 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 food market...

    In the media
    Above or below the poverty line – research on shifts in global poverty picked up by development media
    Policy workshop
    World Income Inequality Database project presents at the OECD's DAC Community of Practice on Poverty and Inequalities

    The 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...

    Fri, 25 March 2022
    Online, United States
    Past event
    In the media
    SOUTHMOD Cash Plus dissemination event in the Zambian media
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