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Research assistant - Economics and politics of taxation and social protection

UNU-WIDER has initiated a new research project, ‘The Economics and Politics of Taxation and Social Protection’, that aims to shed light on the system-wide impacts of social protection and tax systems in developing countries. To facilitate the research activities under this project, a new database, ‘Social Assistance, Politics and Institutions’ (SAPI) will be generated. The SAPI will provide a synthesis of longitudinal and comparable information on: i) social assistance programmes in developing countries, ii) country-level information on economic and social performance, and iii) political institutions.

For that purpose, UNU-WIDER is looking for three (3) outstanding individuals with strong analytical skills, experience in data search, collection, management and analysis; knowledge on social protection systems in developing countries, and proven proficiency in English and either Spanish or French. The selected individuals will support in the activities of developing the SAPI database. The regional coverage of Africa, Latin America and Asia will be assigned based on knowledge, experience, and language skills.