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Social Mobility in Developing Countries: Concepts, Methods, and Determinants out now
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In Memoriam: Ron FindlayUNU-WIDER was greatly saddened to receive the message about the passing in October 2021 of Ron Findlay, Professor of Economics at Columbia University, New York. Ron was a good friend of UNU-WIDER from the Institute’s earliest days, and...
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Understanding taxpayer behaviour better – New data research collaboration in Zambia
Taxation Tax administration data Zambia News
Press Release | New UN study reveals limited impact of tax and social protection policies in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Africa SOUTHMOD Tax-benefit microsimulation News
Good jobs transitions for post-pandemic development – UNU-WIDER in the 5th annual Jobs and Development ConferenceThe 5th annual Jobs and Development conference took place online over 1-3 September, hosted by the World Bank, IZA, the Network on Jobs and Development, and UNU-WIDER. The 2021 event focused on ‘good jobs transitions for post-pandemic...
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Several UNU-WIDER research projects featured in the mediaSeveral projects from UNU-WIDER’s core work programme on Transforming economies, states, and societies are referenced in recent media. The citations of UNU-WIDER’s ongoing research demonstrate that the institute is a go-to source for new...
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Kunal Sen at the high-level LDC regional review meetingUNU-WIDER director Kunal Sen has been invited to contribute as a panelist to the High-level Asia-Pacific Regional Review Meeting on the Istanbul Programme of Action in Preparation for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed...
Least Developed Countries Sustainable development COVID-19News
Building up fair taxation – New data research collaboration in Tanzania
Taxation Tanzania Administrative capacity News
New release of the Government Revenue Dataset (GRD) covers up to 40 years of tax and revenue data
GRD Government revenue Database News
Ministry of Labour and Social Security launches IGM report on school-to-work transition of TVET students in MozambiqueOn 24 June 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Mozambique (MITSS) launched the final report of the survey on the School-to-Work Transition of Technical and Vocational Training Graduates in Mozambique . The report analyses the...
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Three UNU-WIDER books in top five most accessed economics titles on Oxford Scholarship OnlineAccording to a listing by Oxford University Press, three UNU-WIDER books are among its top five most visited economics titles during the past year (April 2020–March 2021).
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UNU-WIDER releases guidebook on economic growth in fragile contexts
Fragile states Inclusive growth Elites News
Ministry of Economy and Finance trains social sectors in MOZMODA six-day MOZMOD retreat, organized in partnership between the National Directorate of Economic and Development Policies (DNPED) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique, UNU-WIDER, the Southern Africa for Social Policy Research Insights...
MOZMOD SOUTHMOD Social sectorsNews
UNU-WIDER experts in key role in global roundtable process on extractivesOver the past eight months, various heads of state, ministers, and other stakeholders from around the world have participated in a dialogue to discuss the pressing issues and the future of the extractives sector. UNU-WIDER researchers Tony Addison...
Extractive industries Extractives United NationsNews
New updates to the World Income Inequality Database (WIID)The 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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