WIDER Seminar Series

Sam Jones, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow

What does it mean to be poor? Investigating the qualitative–quantitative divide in Mozambique

David Escamilla, PhD Candidate, London School of Economics and Political Science

Did Mexico send its best men? Initial Self-Selection Patterns of Mexican Migrants

Lilian Korir, PhD Candidate, University of Lincoln

The nexus between food insecurity, vulnerability and resilience: evidence from Kenya

Habtamu Beshir, PhD Candidate, Lancaster University

Contemporaneous and long-term impacts of price shocks on human capital development

Daniel Osarfo, PhD Candidate, University of Ghana (Discussant: Lilian Korir)

Women’s empowerment and human development: micro and macro evidence from Africa

Eric Ekobor-Ackah, Mochiah PhD Candidate, University of Ghana (Discussant: Amèvi Kouwoaye)

Mobile money technology in Ghana: empirical analyses on savings and investment behavior, security, and inclusive growth

Kwadwo Danso-Mensah, PhD Candidate, University of Ghana (Discussant: Shreya Bhattacharya)

The Economics of waste as a productive resource in Ghana: A focus on Household solid waste management and Patterns

Tawou-Hida Afoda, Koumateh, PhD Candidate, University of Ghana (Discussant: Pui Yi Wong)

Climate change and agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan African countries

Linda Akoto. PhD Candidate, University of Ghana (Discussant: Habtamu Beshir)

Inflation dynamics among African economies: a dual perspective

Shreya Bhattacharya, PhD Candidate, University of Houston

The Effect of Inter Caste Networks on Well Being

Pui Yi Wong, PhD Candidate University of Malaya 

The role of the state, market and society in developing ikat textile value chains in Sarawak, Malaysia

Amèvi Kouwoaye, PhD Candidate, University of Laval

Tariff liberalization and poverty in developing countries: the role of public good