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Key Mozambican databases available to researchers through CEEG portalVarious key national databases and statistical data have now been made available on the online portal of the Center for Economic and Management Studies (CEEG) of the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM). The objective of this online data repository...
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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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Eva-Maria Egger discusses impact of COVID-19 in Mozambique at UNDP Africa economic advisor meetingOn 18 April 2022, Eva-Maria Egger, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow and Resident Advisor of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme based at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) of Mozambique, joined an internal UNDP seminar as discussant...
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Statement on the situation in UkraineUNU-WIDER stands with the people of Ukraine. The unprovoked and unacceptable Russian military offensive of Ukraine is in direct opposition to the UN Charter , and international humanitarian and human rights laws. UNU-WIDER strongly condemns the...
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New tax research collaboration and additional SOUTHMOD model for Rwanda
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Sam Jones at the University of Oxford OPHI Seminar SeriesSam Jones , UNU-WIDER Research Fellow and researcher at the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique (IGM) Programme was invited to the University of Oxford OPHI seminar series on 14 February 2022 to share the findings from a recent WIDER Working Paper...
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Pathfinding new book on Social Mobility in Developing Countries 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
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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
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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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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...
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