Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Dr Shi Li on recent changes in income inequality in China
At the first of this autumn's seminar series, Dr Shi Li will present on income inequality in China. Abstract – Recent changes in income inequality in China During the past three decades China’s economic growth has been among the fastest in the world...
Wed, 30 August 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Joseph Vecci on religion, leadership, and coordination
At the seminar on 27 September 2017, Joseph Vecci will present experimental findings on religion, leadership, and coordination. Abstract – Religion, leadership, and coordination: Evidence from a lab experiment in the field Religious inequality and...
Wed, 27 September 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Authors' workshop: The Practice of Industrial Policy: Lessons for Africa
Mon, 9 March 2015
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Tue, 10 March 2015
Scandic Grand Marina,
Katajanokanlaituri 7,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project meeting
UNU-WIDER Symposium - The political economy of social protection in developing countries
Mon, 8 February 2016
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Wed, 10 February 2016
Hilton Mexico City Reforma,
Avenida Juárez 70, Cuauhtemoc, Centro,
Mexico City,
Mexico
Past event
Presentation
International Economic Association 17th World Congress
UNU-WIDER organized two sessions during the 17th World Congress of the International Economic Association. Learning to Compete – Sunday 8 June 2014 Chaired by Finn Tarp Out of Africa: A comparative perspective on why Africa failed to industrialize...
Fri, 6 June 2014
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Tue, 10 June 2014
Dead Sea,
Jordan
Past event
Presentation
Presentation on human rights and sustainable development at a Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland policy seminar
The World Bank, one of the most central actors in the global fight to reduce poverty, has been recently under the spotlight for its approach to human rights, or rather lack thereof. The United Nations human rights mechanisms have called for a...
Thu, 17 March 2016
Säätytalo,
Snellmaninkatu 9-11,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Finn Tarp participated in the expert hearing on Finnish Government's Development Policy Report
Finn Tarp participated in the expert hearing on Finnish Government's Development Policy Report which outlines the development policy programme for 2016-2019.
Tue, 15 March 2016
Finnish Parliament Annex,
Arkadiankatu 3,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Maureen Were presents at AERC workshop in Kenya
The final review workshop for the African Economic research Consortium (AERC) research project rethinking regional integration in Africa for inclusive and sustainable development took place in Nairobi, Kenya, on 24-25 September. Maureen Were, UNU...
Mon, 24 September 2018
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Tue, 25 September 2018
Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Kenya Road,
Nairobi,
Kenya
Past event
Seminar
Shreya Bhattacharya on the effect of inter caste networks on well-being
On 7 November, Shreya Bhattacharya, PhD Candidate, University of Houston, will present her research. Abstract - The effect of inter caste networks on well-being Interactions within neighbourhoods have been shown to influence both short run and long...
Wed, 7 November 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Pui Yi Wong on the role of the state, market and society in developing ikat textile value chains in Sarawak, Malaysia
On 14 November Pui Yi Wong, PhD Candidate, University of Malaysia will present her research. Abstract - The role of the state, market and society in developing ikat textile value chains in Sarawak, Malaysia The ideal role of the state in facilitating...
Wed, 14 November 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Amèvi Kouwoaye on trade tax reforms and poverty in developing countries: why some countries benefit and others lose out
On 21 November Amèvi Kouwoaye, PhD Candidate, University of Laval, will present his research. Abstract - Trade tax reforms and poverty in developing countries: why some countries benefit and others lose out? This paper studies the relationship...
Wed, 21 November 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Dragan Filipovich on 'risk-sharing’ markets in small-householder farmer societies
Fri, 23 November 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
António Cruz presents at NOVAFRICA seminar series
On 7 November António Cruz will give a presentation within the NOVAFRICA seminar series of Nova School of Business and Economics in the New University of Lisbon (Universidade Nova de Lisboa). The presentation is based on a WIDER working paper...
Wed, 7 November 2018
Nova School of Business and Economics,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus de Carcavelos, Rua da Holanda, Nº 1,
Carcavelos,
Portugal
Past event
Seminar
Sam Jones reviews the likely impacts of the fourth industrial revolution on low-income African countries
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, Sam Jones, gave a presentation at a public seminar at the University of Helsinki on the possible impacts of the fourth industrial revolution on African countries, using examples from Mozambique. The event, ‘Human meets...
Thu, 18 October 2018
Think Corner (Tiedekulma),
Yliopistonkatu 4,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Public Forum on Higher Education - in Beira
Tue, 13 November 2018
University of Zambeze,
Beira ,
Mozambique
Past event
Workshop
Team workshop on how to use the provisional 2015 Myanmar SAM for economy-wide descriptive analysis and modelling analysis
In August 2018, UNU-WIDER and the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar signed an agreement to develop a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) and to conduct economy-wide analysis using the SAM for the...
Fri, 9 November 2018
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Wed, 14 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Conference
Transforming economies - for better jobs
Wed, 11 September 2019
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Fri, 13 September 2019
United Nations Conference Centre,
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue,
Bangkok,
Thailand
Past event
Seminar
Public forum on natural gas
On 14 September the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project will host a public forum on natural gas in Maputo. The event focuses on better ways to manage natural resources revenue in Mozambique. Tore Eriksen, a senior advisor from Norway’s Ministry of...
Fri, 14 September 2018
Universidade Eduardo Modlane,
Av. Julius Nyerere 3453,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Conference
Inclusive Growth in Mozambique: Annual Conference
Tue, 27 November 2018
Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence ,
Marginal Avenue, 141,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
Public Forum: Mozambique as a natural gas exporter - Lessons from the past experiences
Wed, 28 November 2018
Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence ,
Marginal Avenue, 141,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Lecture
John Page on growth, structural change and industry
Mon, 29 October 2018
Department for International Development,
22 Whitehall, Westminster,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Lecture
John Page on the drivers of industrial location
On 30 October, John Page gives a presentation on the drivers of industrial location at the London School of Economics. This event is part of a series of lectures delivered by Brookings Institution Senior Fellow and UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior...
Tue, 30 October 2018
London School of Economics and Political Science,
Houghton St,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Lecture
John Page on industries without smokestacks
Mon, 19 November 2018
United Nations Headquarters ,
New York,
United States
Past event
Lecture
John Page on industrial policy
Tue, 4 December 2018
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC),
Nairobi,
Kenya
Past event
Presentation
Jukka Pirttilä presents at microsimulation seminar in Helsinki
Professor Jukka Pirttilä, UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, presented at a microsimulation seminar organized by the Ministry of Finance of Finland on 31 October 2018. The goal of the seminar was to discuss the recent research done by...
Wed, 31 October 2018
Säätytalo,
Snellmaninkatu 9-11,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Lecture
John Page on natural resources and industrialization
On 30 November, John Page will give a presentation on natural resources and industrialization at an event co-organized by UONGOZI and UNU-WIDER at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. This event is part of a series of lectures delivered by...
Fri, 30 November 2018
University of Dar es Salaam,
Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
Past event
Presentation
Launch of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey 2017
On 29 May 2018 the first ‘Myanmar Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Survey’ is published. The launch event will bring together policy-makers, representatives from international organizations and researchers to discuss the findings of the report.
Tue, 29 May 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO),
Office #32,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Kasim Ggombe Munyegera on the Gender Gap in Firm Productivity: Evidence from Establishment and Household Enterprise Data from Rwanda
Kasim Ggombe Munyegera, the Country Economist for the International Growth Center speaks about the Gender Gap in Firm Productivity at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 30 May 2018. Abstract - The gender gap in firm productivity: Evidence from...
Wed, 30 May 2018
UNU-WIDER Library,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Amina Ebrahim on the effects of a youth wage subsidy on South African employment – An Update
On 06 June, UNU-WIDER Research Associate Amina Ebrahim talks about the South African youth wage subsidy. Abstract - The effects of a youth wage subsidy on South African employment: An update South Africa’s Employment Tax Incentive (ETI), launched in...
Wed, 6 June 2018
UNU-WIDER Library,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Seonghoon Kim on Experimental Evidence from a Summer School Program in Malawi
Seonghoon Kim, Assistant Professor at Singapore Management University presents evidence from a study conducted in Malawi looking at the impacts of learning in mother tongue at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 4 July 2018. Abstract - Teach me in my...
Wed, 4 July 2018
UNU-WIDER Library,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Himanshu Himanshu on Inequality in India: A re-examination
On 27 June 2018 Associate Professor Himanshu Himanshu from Jawaharlal Nehru University presents a re-examination of trends in inequality in India. Abstract - Inequality in India: A re-examination This paper presents a re-examination of trends in...
Wed, 27 June 2018
UNU-WIDER Library,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Policy workshop
Capacity building for Ghana’s economic development: prospects and challenges
UNU-WIDER and the University of Ghana will organize a policy workshop titled ‘Capacity building for Ghana’s economic development: prospects and challenges’ on 17 March 2016 in Accra. The event will bring together graduate students, decision-makers...
Thu, 17 March 2016
ISSER Conference Center, University of Ghana,
Botanical Gardens Road,
Legon-Accra,
Ghana
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Matias Busso on peer effects and academic achievement: Experimental evidence from ability grouping in Mexico
On 25 July, Matias Busso Lead Economist at Inter-American Development Bank will be presenting experimental evidence on the impact of peers to individuals' academic achiements. *Please note that this event will be held at a different location to...
Wed, 25 July 2018
Scandic Grand Marina Hotel, Meeting room Compass,
Katajanokanlaituri 7,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Authors’ workshop on Asian Transformation
Authors for the Volume II of the book published under the Asian Transformations project meet in Shanghai, China on 29-30 June 2018 to discuss the book's chapters final drafts.
Fri, 29 June 2018
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Sat, 30 June 2018
Fudan University,
600 Guoquan Road,
Shanghai, 200433,
China
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Philip Verwimp on impacts of an off-grid energy project
Philip Verwimp, Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, will present at the WIDER Seminar Series spring sneak-peak on 14 February 2018. Please note that pre-registration is not necessary for this event. Abstract – Impact evaluation of an off...
Wed, 14 February 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Carlos Gradín on occupational gender segregation in South Africa
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Carlos Gradín will kick off the spring 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series on 7 March 2018. Abstract – Occupational gender segregation in post-apartheid South Africa | Slides In this paper, we show that occupations in...
Wed, 7 March 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Faraz Usmani and Larissa Nawo
At the 14 March 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series, PhD Candidates Faraz Usmani and Larissa Nawo will present their recent findings.
Wed, 14 March 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Kalle Hirvonen on large-scale social protection inverventions
Kalle Hirvonen, Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), will present at the 21 March 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series. Abstract – The impact of large-scale social protection interventions on grain prices...
Wed, 21 March 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Vincent Somville on barriers to female empowerment
On 28 March 2018, Assistant Professor Vincent Somville of the Norwegian School of Economics will present at the WIDER Seminar Series. Abstract – Barriers to female empowerment: Evidence from a field experiment in Tanzania Many young girls in...
Wed, 28 March 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Sanchari Roy on women's inheritance rights in India
Sanchari Roy, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, will speak at the WIDER Seminar Series on 4 April 2018. Abstract – Women’s inheritance rights reform and the preference for sons in India We investigate whether legislation of equal inheritance...
Wed, 4 April 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Lore Vandewalle on access to formal banking and household finances: Experimental evidence from India
Lore Vandewalle, Assistant Professor at The Graduate Institute, will speak at the 18 April 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series. Abstract – Access to formal banking and household finances: Experimental evidence from India Access to formal banking...
Wed, 18 April 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Waves of VARHS data
Researchers will meet in Helsinki on 15-16 February 2018 to discuss their work arising from a recent UNU-WIDER call for papers for detailed economic analysis of the Viet Nam Access to Rural Households Survey (VARHS) dataset. The meeting provides a...
Tue, 13 February 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Patricia Justino on the legacies of wartime governance
Patricia Justino, Research Fellow at IDS, will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 11 April 2018. Abstract – On the legacies of wartime governance In conflict zones around the world, both state and non-state actors deliver governance at local...
Wed, 11 April 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Inequality in China – Authors’ workshop
On 15 May 2018, authors from the ‘Inequality in the Giants’ project’s China component meet in Beijing to discuss draft research papers.
Tue, 15 May 2018
Beijing Normal University (BNU), Meeting room 3,
Jing Shi Xue Tang,
Beijing,
China
Past event
Project workshop
Authors' workshop - Natural resources, structural change and industrial development in Africa
Thu, 24 May 2018
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Fri, 25 May 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Training event: Enhanced analysis with MicroZAMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Zambia
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Thu, 24 May 2018
Legacy Lodge & Conference Centre,
Meanwood Ibex Hill,
Lusaka,
Zambia
Past event
Policy seminar
UNU-WIDER at the World Village Festival
UNU-WIDER, with other UN agencies and affiliates, is present at the World Village Festival 2018. The festival takes place 26-27 May 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.
Sat, 26 May 2018
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Sun, 27 May 2018
UN Village/YK-Kylä,
Railway Square,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Public services at grassroots level in Africa [in Finnish]
Sat, 26 May 2018
Taiga-lava (Kansallisteatterin lavaklubi),
Läntinen Teatterikuja 1,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Second training round on ECUAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador
This is the second training event on the ECUAMOD model, which will provide participants with comprehensive training to use the tax-benefit microsimulation model effectively. It is targeted for existing and potential new users of the model at...
Mon, 2 July 2018
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Wed, 4 July 2018
Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales,
Av. Río Amazonas N37-271 and Villalengua,
Quito,
Ecuador
Past event
Conference
Think development – Think WIDER
Thu, 13 September 2018
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Sat, 15 September 2018
Marina Congress Center (MCC),
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
00160 Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Lilian Korir on the nexus between food insecurity, vulnerability and resilience: evidence from Kenya
On 18 October, Lilian Korir, PhD Candidate, University of Lincoln, will present her research. Abstract - The nexus between food insecurity, vulnerability and resilience: evidence from Kenya Food insecurity remains a major global concern, particularly...
Thu, 18 October 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Research that matters - stakeholder workshop
Thu, 15 November 2018
Protea Hotel,
1141 Burnett Street,
Hatfield, Pretoria,
South Africa
Past event
Project workshop
Using administrative tax data for research in Uganda: meeting of project collaborators
The workshop brought together around 20 participants, including researchers and staff members from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), UNU-WIDER, the Southern African Social Policy Research Institute (SASPRI), and the University of Makerere to...
Wed, 17 October 2018
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Thu, 18 October 2018
Uganda Revenue Authority,
Plot M193/M194, Nakawa Industrial Area, ,
Kampala,
Uganda
Past event
Workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: KoBo Toolbox training
Mon, 12 November 2018
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Wed, 14 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization ,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: Training on report writing using the MSME dataset
Using the Myanmar Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Survey (MSME) Dataset, around 30 participants from the Central Statistical Organization of Myanmar will receive training on report writing.
Mon, 26 November 2018
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Fri, 30 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: Training course on sampling methodology and basic statistics
Mon, 5 November 2018
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Fri, 9 November 2018
Central Statistical Organization,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Seminar
Habtamu Ali Beshir on the impacts of contemporaneous and early life price shocks on human capital production
On October 24 Habtamu Ali Beshir, PhD Candidate, Lancaster University, will present his research. Abstract: Impacts of contemporaneous and early life price shocks on human capital production The effect of economic shocks on human capital is...
Wed, 24 October 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Policy workshop
Training on MicroZAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation for Zambia
The purpose of this event is to introduce participants to MicroZAMOD, with a view to promoting its use within government for evidence-based policy-making. Training is directed to potential users of the model. As well as providing an overview of the...
Tue, 21 November 2017
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Thu, 23 November 2017
Lusaka,
Zambia
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Anne Kantel and Virgi Sari
PhD students Anne Kantel of the American University and Virgi Sari of the University of Manchester will both give 30-minute presentations at the seminar on 8 November. Anne Kantel: Abstract – Decentralizing or delegitimizing environmental governance...
Wed, 8 November 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Miguel Niño-Zarazúa on information externalities, programmatic spending, and voting preferences
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Miguel Niño-Zarazúa will present his work on information externalities, programmatic spending, and voting preferences at the seminar on 15 November. Abstract – Information externalities, programmatic spending, and voting...
Wed, 15 November 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Anirban Mitra on vote-buying and corporate donation restrictions
Anirban Mitra of the University of Kent will discuss vote-buying and corporate donation restrictions in India at the seminar on 22 November. Cash for Votes: Evidence from India This paper investigates the prevalence of vote-buying in democratic...
Wed, 22 November 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Yao Pan on successful social programmes over local political cycles
At the WIDER seminar on 29 November, Yoa Pan of Aalto University will present her work on successful social programmes in China. Abstract – Aladdin’s lamp unleashed: Successful social programmes over local political cycles A social programme can...
Wed, 29 November 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project workshop
An SME survey in Myanmar: First training of enumerators
Over 100 enumerators and their supervisors from across Myanmar participated in this 2-day training event in preparation for a survey of small and medium-sized enterprises throughout the country. At the event participants discussed the survey manual...
Mon, 15 May 2017
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Tue, 16 May 2017
Central Statistical Organization,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project workshop
An SME survey in Myanmar: Second training of enumerators
Following their first training, enumerators and supervisors from across Myanmar met to finalize their preparation for a survey of small and medium-sized enterprises. Participants discussed pending questions about the survey process, then participated...
Mon, 29 May 2017
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Tue, 30 May 2017
Central Statistical Organization,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project workshop
Inclusive development in Myanmar: Training course on sampling methodology
As part of the ‘Towards Inclusive Development in Myanmar’ project, 20 staff members of the Central Statistical office of Myanmar met to receive training on sampling methodology in preparation for the drafting of a quantative survey of small and...
Tue, 14 March 2017
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Wed, 15 March 2017
Central Statistical Organization,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project workshop
An SME survey in Myanmar: Training of survey supervisors
Representatives of CSO branches in 14 states/regions of Myanmar and supervisors from the main office in Naypyidaw met in preparation for a survey of small and medium-sized enterprises in Myanmar. The aim of the training was to present the survey...
Fri, 28 April 2017
Central Statistical Organization,
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project workshop
Project workshop - Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Viet Nam
Researchers and policy makers met in Hanoi on 7-8 November 2017 to discuss ongoing work on micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises based on the latest data available from the Viet Nam SME survey. With a significant share of the country’s labour...
Tue, 7 November 2017
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Wed, 8 November 2017
Center for Economic Management (CIEM),
68 Phan Đinh Phung - Ba Dinh,
Hanoi,
Vietnam
Past event
Presentation
Finn Tarp presents at the launch of the Finnish Government Report on Development Policy
UNU-WIDER’s Director Finn Tarp gave a presentation at the Launch of the Finnish Government’s Development Policy Paper for 2016-2019 organized by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, on 12 February 2016 in Helsinki. The event brought together...
Fri, 12 February 2016
Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project meeting
Biofuel growth opportunities in Southern Africa
UNU-WIDER and The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) co-organized a project coordination meeting on the Biofuel growth opportunities in Southern Africa project on 22 January 2016 in Pretoria. The aim was for the researchers...
Fri, 22 January 2016
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),
Meiring Naude Rd,
Pretoria,
South Africa
Past event
Conference
Poverty and inequality in Mozambique: What is at stake?
This conference, part of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique project carried out with partners, will bring together government representatives, policy advisors, and development practitioners to discuss the latest results on, as well as methodologies...
Mon, 27 November 2017
Hotel Avenida,
Av. Julius Nyerere 627, 3236,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
Challenges of inequality in Mozambique
This public forum, to be held in Portuguese on 28 November 2017, will focus on findings and policy lessons stemming from recent research on inequality in Mozambique, with the ultimate aim of promoting innovative policies for inclusive growth. The...
Tue, 28 November 2017
Complexo Pedagógico, Eduardo Mondlane University,
Av. Julius Nyerere, 1993,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Policy seminar
Girls’ education research and policy symposium: Reaching the most marginalized
Each year the Center for Universal Education at Brookings (CUE) convenes policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders in the girls’ education arena to discuss the most pressing issues as identified by the Echidna Global Scholars, a group of global...
Wed, 8 November 2017
Brookings Institution,
1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.,
Washington, DC,
United States
Past event
Seminar
Inequality - Trends worldwide and in India
Fri, 22 January 2016
Juniper Hall at India Habitat Centre,
Lodhi Road,
Delhi,
India
Past event
Lecture
Public Economics Winter School 2017
The University of Pretoria will hold from 3-7 July 2017 the second Winter School – one of the key events in the public economics capacity building initiative managed by GTAC on behalf of the National Treasury.
Mon, 3 July 2017
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Fri, 7 July 2017
University of Pretoria,
cnr Lynnwood Road and Roper Street,
Pretoria,
South Africa
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER at the International Economics Association World Congress 2017
This year the International Economic Association held its World Conference in Mexico City. The five day event, held from 19th to 23rd of June, featured a huge variety of sessions on many of the key economic issues of the day, as well as keynotes by...
Mon, 19 June 2017
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Fri, 23 June 2017
Camino Real Hotel,
Mariano Escobedo 700,
Mexico City,
Mexico
Past event
Conference
TIPS Annual Forum 2016 - Industrialisation and the Mining Economy
Tue, 14 June 2016
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Wed, 15 June 2016
School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Bunting Road Campus,
Bunting Road,
Johannesburg,
South Africa
Past event
Presentation
Finn Tarp at the IPP International Conference 2017
The IPP International Conference 2017, ‘Development and Poverty: China and the World’, will feature speakers and participants from the West, East Asia, South Asia, Latin America, and mainland China to discuss challenges faced by countries in their...
Sat, 19 August 2017
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Sun, 20 August 2017
Shangri-La Hotel,
Guangzhou,
China
Past event
Workshop
UNU-WIDER/AERC workshop
United Nations University's World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) are collaborating on a research programme which focuses on climate change and green development issues. The...
Wed, 26 September 2012
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Thu, 27 September 2012
UNU-WIDER,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by the students of Hokkaido University
Group visit by students of Hokkaido University, Japan, for briefing on UNU-WIDER's mandate and research, particularly ongoing research work within the project on Foreign Aid, Recom: Research and Communications
Thu, 30 August 2012
UNU-WIDER,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
The state of development in Asia: Current trends and new challenges
The State of Development in Asia - Current Trends and New Challenges. Presentation to Finnish Ambassadors to Asia & Oceania, Konigstedt Kartano, Helsinki, August 16, 2012
Thu, 16 August 2012
Konigstedt Kartano,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Sowmya Dhanaraj on women at work in India
On 6 September 2017, Sowmya Dhanaraj of the Madras School of Economics will present her work on women at work in India. Abstract – Easing entry and improving job retention for rural Indian women: The role of family structure Culture is considered as...
Wed, 6 September 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Pauline Rossi on private health investments under competing risks
At the WIDER Seminar on 18 October 2017, Pauline Rossi will present findings on private health investments in Senegal. Abstract – Private health investments under competing risks: evidence from malaria control in Senegal | Slides This study exploits...
Wed, 18 October 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Selim Gulesci on tenancy contracts in agriculture
At the 1 November seminar, Selim Gulesci will present results on tenancy contracts in agriculture. Abstract – Moral hazard: Experimental evidence from tenancy contract This paper reports results from a field experiment designed to estimate the...
Wed, 1 November 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - David Carment on exiting the fragility trap
David Carment of Carleton University will present at the WIDER seminar on 13 September 2017. Abstract – Exiting the fragility trap: Rethinking our approach to the world's most fragile states | PPT slides It is frequently assumed that developing...
Wed, 13 September 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Shiqi Guo and Abrams Tagem
The seminar on 20 September 2017 will feature two 30-minute presentations. Shiqi Guo will present on urban air quality in China and Abrams Tagem will share his findings on foreign aid and domestic revenue mobilization. Shiqi Guo: Abstract – How does...
Wed, 20 September 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project workshop
Project workshop - Forced migration and inequality: country- and city-level factors influencing refugee integration
UNU-WIDER will hold a project workshop, ‘Forced migration and inequality: country- and city-level factors influencing refugee integration’, on 4 October 2017 in Accra, Ghana. The event brings together researchers to discuss work-in-progress, and...
Wed, 4 October 2017
African Regent Hotel,
237-238 Airport West,
Accra,
Ghana
Past event
Project meeting
Gender equality theme meeting
This planning meeting is for the project team members, and is by personal invitation only. For more information on this research, please see the research page
Thu, 12 July 2012
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Fri, 13 July 2012
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Economies in transition: The long-run view
Chair: Erik Berglof, Chief Economist, EBRD Speakers: Professor Gérard Roland, University of California, Berkeley. Dr Rania Al-Mashat, Assistant Sub-Governor and Head of Monetary Policy Department, Central Bank of Egypt. Professor Roland, editor of...
Tue, 19 June 2012
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
One Exchange Square,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Presentation
Urbanization and development in Asia: Multidimensional perspectives
Presenter: Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, UNDP Nepal, formerly UNU-WIDER Senior Research Fellow. Over the last few decades, globalization has had a visible effect on urbanization and migration patterns across much of Asia. Analyses of migration patterns...
Sat, 16 June 2012
Central European University,
Budapest,
Hungary
Past event
Presentation
Launch of the special issue of the Journal of Economic Inequality: ‘Measuring poverty over time’
The conceptualization and measurement of poverty has been the subject of intense study for more than a century. The adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 gave additional stimulus to these longstanding efforts, this time at the...
Thu, 14 June 2012
World Bank,
Washington, D.C.,
United States
Past event
Seminar
Urban governance and service delivery in Africa
Africa is one of the fastest urbanizing regions of the world. On the one hand, this demographic transformation offers important opportunities for growth, economic development, and innovation. On the other hand, rapid urbanization generates high...
Tue, 5 June 2012
African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town,
Cape Town,
South Africa
Past event
Workshop
Introduction to data analysis using STATA
Presentation
Tue, 29 May 2012
Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research,
Lusaka,
Zambia
Past event
Seminar
Maailma Kylässä - World Village Festival
For complete information on this event, please refer to the official homepage (Finnish) http://www.maailmakylassa.fi/english/home (English) The event offers new perspectives on tolerant multiculturalism, development cooperation, global issues and...
Sat, 26 May 2012
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Sun, 27 May 2012
Kaisaniemi Park & Railway Square,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Social protection in sub-Saharan Africa: Will the green shoots blossom?
Social Protection in the form of conditional cash transfers, non-contributory social pension schemes or targeted workfare programs, have evolved in recent years in an increasing number of developing countries. Impact evaluations show that social...
Wed, 23 May 2012
Mediterranean Museum Auditorium,
Fredsgatan 2,
Stockholm,
Sweden
Past event
Presentation
Nordic conference on Inclusive growth – opportunities for Mozambique: Sharing Nordic experiences
The Director of UNU-WIDER, Finn Tarp participated in the conference on 'Inclusive Growth – Opportunities for Mozambique: Sharing Nordic Experiences'
Wed, 23 May 2012
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Thu, 24 May 2012
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by the Helsinki Students' UN Association (HYKY ry)
Group visit by the Helsinki Students’ UN Association for a seminar on UNU-WIDER’s mandate and research programme, with a research presentation on the UNU-WIDER project ‘Development Under Climate Change’ given by James Thurlow, Research Fellow at UNU...
Thu, 3 May 2012
UNU-WIDER,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
International conference on sustainable development of natural resources in Africa
Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER presented a Keynote paper during the Plenary Theme: Enhancing Collaborative Governance and Management of the Extractive Industries for Equitable Wealth Distribution and environmental Management in Africa
Mon, 5 December 2011
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Wed, 7 December 2011
UNU-INRA,
Accra,
Ghana
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Venkata Nadella and Alma Boustati
There will be two 30-minute presentations at the seminar on 11 October 2017. Venkata Nadella of Indiana University will present evidence from India on social group identity, electoral reservations, and entrepreneurship, and Alma Boustati of the...
Wed, 11 October 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Cooperatives in Finland
The importance of Cooperatives in Finland Why Cooperatives? Challenges for the promotion of this enterprise type in a global world
Wed, 2 May 2012
UNU-WIDER,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Unemployment in Tunisia: What do we know? Where do we go?
The African Development Bank, the African Development Institute and UNU-WIDER, in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training, organize a workshop on the subject...
Tue, 10 April 2012
African Development Bank Group,
Tunis,
Tunisia
Past event
Seminar
Development strategy and policy analysis: The economics (and politics) behind South Africa’s carbon tax
South Africa announced in February 2012 that it will introduce a carbon tax to reduce the country’s high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and assist in the global effort to curb climate change. This makes South Africa one of the first countries...
Tue, 3 April 2012
UN DESA,
DC2-1949,
New York,
United States
Past event
Seminar
The political economy of green growth
Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER delivered a seminar on 'The Political Economy of Green Growth' as part of the TCD/UCD Development Research Seminar Series 2012 organised by the Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) at Trinity College...
Fri, 23 March 2012
Dublin,
Ireland
Past event
Seminar
Fragile states: Causes, costs, and responses
Overcoming state fragility is one of the most important international development objectives of the 21st century. Many fragile states have turned into failed states, where millions of people are caught in deprivation and seemingly hopeless conditions...
Mon, 19 March 2012
St Catherine's College,
Manor Road,
Oxford,
United Kingdom
Past event
Seminar
Fragile states: Causes, costs, and responses
Presenter Amelia U. Santos-Paulino, UNCTAD Chair Gordon Alexander, UNICEF Office of Research Discussant Gerárd Roland, University of California Overcoming state fragility is one of the most important international development objectives of the 21st...
Wed, 14 March 2012
Istituto degli Innocenti ,
Piazza della Santissima,
Florence,
Italy
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by American Women’s Club
‘Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Progress, Setbacks, and New Directions’ by Danielle Resnick. In the past twenty years, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced significant strides towards becoming more democratic as a result of...
Wed, 29 February 2012
UNU-WIDER,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Helsinki process conference
For more information: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=15589&contentlan=2&culture=en-US
Mon, 13 February 2012
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Tue, 14 February 2012
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Nordic-Baltic multilateral development banks meeting
The opening was chaired by Ms Anne Sipiläinen, Under Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland. In the session presented by UNU-WIDER Chief Economist and Deputy Director Tony Addison and Research Fellow Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, the...
Wed, 25 January 2012
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Thu, 26 January 2012
House of Estates,
Snellmaninkatu 9-11,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 21 - How are people poor? Measuring global progress towards zero poverty and the SDGs
Tue, 24 October 2017
Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Ethnic Divisions, Local Governance, and Public Goods Provision: New Avenues for Research
Presentation by Rachel M. Gisselquist. Title: 'Ethnic Divisions, Local Governance, and Public Goods Provision: New Avenues for Research' (paper by Rachel M. Gisselquist, Stefan Leiderer, and Miguel Nino-Zarazua).
Wed, 26 March 2014
Toronto,
Canada
Past event
Presentation
Aid, growth, poverty and the global context
Presentation on i) aid, growth and development: what do we know?; (ii) poverty and human development; (iii) the changing global context; and (iv) Conclusions: a post 2015 perspective. Based on UNU-WIDER's research on foreign aid (ReCom) and to...
Tue, 25 March 2014
JICA Research Institute,
Tokyo,
Japan
Past event
Seminar
Nordic Cooperation towards eradicating poverty and ensuring sustainable development for all
Nordic ministers for development cooperation to Helsinki – towards closer cooperation
Thu, 13 March 2014
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
What works in education aid policy in developing countries? A systematic review
Presentation
Tue, 4 March 2014
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Wed, 5 March 2014
Global Education Summit,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by the Finnish parliamentary Development Policy Committee
Group visit by 12 members of the Finnish parliamentary Development Policy Committee, for a briefing on UNU-WIDER's research projects, particularly research work within the ReCom - Research and Communication on Foreign Aid.
Wed, 12 February 2014
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Policy seminar
Firm level analysis
Thu, 21 January 2016
Linton House,
Pretoria,
South Africa
Past event
Seminar
The post-2015 development framework: Priorities for the least developed countries
Conference participant, Finn Tarp, Director. For more information please see the Wilton Park event page here.
Wed, 29 January 2014
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Fri, 31 January 2014
Wilton Park,
Wiston House,
Steyning West Sussex,
United Kingdom
Past event
Presentation
Aid, Growth and Africa: The changing context
Finn Tarp, Director and Tony Addison, Chief Economist - Deputy Director presented 'Aid, Growth and Africa: the Changing Context'. Presentation
Tue, 28 January 2014
DFID,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Presentation
Apresentação dos resultados
Finn Tarp presented: INQUÉRITO AS INDÚSTRIAS MANUFACTUREIRAS 2012 (IIM 2012): APRESENTAÇÃO DOS RESULTADOS Mozambique’s Ministry for Planning and Development and in partnership with the Confederation of Economic Associations, Copenhagen University and...
Thu, 23 January 2014
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Presentation
Structural transformation, biased technical change and labor demand in Vietnam
The 2nd Asian Development Review Conference was organized in Manila 1-2 August 2013 by the ADB, the Asian Development Review (ADR) and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). The Director of UNU-WIDER, Finn Tarp, presented a paper on structural...
Thu, 1 August 2013
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Fri, 2 August 2013
Manila,
Philippines
Past event
Panel discussion
Conference session in The Future of Growth – Economic Values and the Media
'The Future of Growth – Economic Values and the Media' is the issue of the sixth Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum from 17-19 June 2013 at the World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB).
Mon, 17 June 2013
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Wed, 19 June 2013
World Conference Center (WCCB),
Bonn,
Germany
Past event
Workshop
2011 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for green growth policy analysis and monitoring in Vietnam
Presentation Training Workshop under the project '2011 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for green growth policy analysis and monitoring in Vietnam'. Rob Davies and Dirk van Seventer provided the training to the SAM working team of the Central Institute...
Mon, 22 July 2013
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Tue, 23 July 2013
Hanoi,
Vietnam
Past event
Seminar
Maailma Kylässä - World Village Festival
For complete information on this event, please refer to the official homepage (Finnish) http://www.maailmakylassa.fi/english/home (English) The event offers new perspectives on tolerant multiculturalism, development cooperation, global issues and...
Sat, 25 May 2013
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Sun, 26 May 2013
Kaisaniemi Park & Railway Square,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
What are the drivers of the changed global landscape of development policy? How do they affect the role of development cooperation?
Presentation Presentation followed by a panel discussion with members of the Development Policy Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. The panel included Mr Jouko Jääskeläinen, Chair (MP/ Christian Democrats) and Ms Maria Lohela,...
Tue, 7 May 2013
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
How to make news out of foreign aid
The workshop will provide journalists with conceptual tools needed for understanding and reporting on the impact of foreign aid on development in different themes ranging from economic growth at the macro level to the consequences of specific...
Mon, 24 June 2013
University of Helsinki,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
The post-2015 environment: Crafting a current and future research agenda
Presentation at an International workshop by the Director Finn Tarp. ‘The Post-2015 Environment: Crafting a Current and Future Research Agenda.
Thu, 13 June 2013
The Rockefeller Foundation,
New York,
United States
Past event
Presentation
Climate change and economic development in Africa
Africa: Climate Change and Economic Development Climate Change and Economic Development in Africa is the theme of the 38th plenary session of the African Economic Research Consortium’s (AERC) Biannual Research Workshop 2013.The session will feature...
Sun, 2 June 2013
Arusha,
Tanzania
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by students from University of Tampere
Group visit by students of University of Tampere, Finland, for briefing on UNU-WIDER's mandate and research, particularly ongoing research work within the project on Foreign Aid: Research and Communications.
Wed, 20 March 2013
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Development success: Strategies and lessons from more advanced countries and the developing world
Video: panel discussion which took place on Monday 18 March 2013 in Oxford: http://fsmevents.com/csae/session6/ What lessons can be learnt from developed countries that might be useful for developing and emerging economies? With an emphasis on long...
Mon, 18 March 2013
Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre, St. Catherine’s College,
Manor Road,
Oxford,
United Kingdom
Past event
Project meeting
Policymakers' responses to food price crises
Policymakers' responses to food price crises: Results from a 14-Country political economy study
Thu, 2 May 2013
International Food Policy Research Institute ,
2033 K Street, NW,
Washington, DC,
United States
Past event
Panel discussion
Joint UNU-WIDER, UNU-MERIT, AND UNIDO panel discussion, incorporating book launch: The past, present, and future of economic development via industrialization
Over the last two centuries, the experiences of the first wave of industrialized countries in Europe and the US, and the more recent experiences of the East Asian Tigers, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China, India, and Vietnam, have illustrated the...
Thu, 11 April 2013
London School of Economics and Political Science, Wolfson Theatre,
London,
United States
Past event
Presentation
Group visit by Helsinki Authorized Guides
Group visit by Helsinki Authorized Guides, for briefing on UNU-WIDER's mandate and research, particularly ongoing research work within the project on Foreign Aid: Research and Communications.
Wed, 10 April 2013
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Does aid contribute to economic development?
Presentation UNU-WIDER and research on foreign aid. A large and comprehensive, joint research, documentation and communications initiative.
Thu, 4 April 2013
African Development Bank,
Tunis,
Tunisia
Past event
Workshop
Development of Vietnam’s 2011 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) to facilitate the implementation of green growth strategy
Training Workshop under the project 'Development of Vietnam’s 2011 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) to facilitate the implementation of green growth strategy'. Rob Davies and Dirk van Seventer provided the training to the SAM working team of the...
Mon, 25 March 2013
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Fri, 29 March 2013
Hanoi,
Vietnam
Past event
Presentation
Does aid increase growth?
Professor Finn Tarp made a presentation 'Does Aid Increase Growth? during a Development Policy Programme for Finnish journalists, at the Department for Communication and Culture, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki. Presentation
Tue, 5 March 2013
Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Evaluating the impact of training in a national microfinance program: Self help groups in India
Presented by: Dr Ranjula Bali Swain (Department of Economics, Uppsala University). Abstract This paper evaluates the impact of widespread training programs provided by the Self Help Group (SHG) program. Indian SHGs are mainly NGO-formed microfinance...
Wed, 30 January 2013
UNU-WIDER,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Learning to compete: Accelerating industrial development in Africa
Presentation Please refer to the Research page for more information. Learning to Compete (L2C): Accelerating Industrial Development in Africa
Tue, 8 January 2013
DFID,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Workshop
How to make African economic growth sustainable and inclusive
The Workshop aimed at having an open discussion with the Swedish Finance Minister, Anders Borg, on pressing development issues in sub-Saharan Africa. The discussion included concerns on growth sustainability, inclusive growth and development, and the...
Wed, 28 November 2012
Nordic Africa Institute,
Villavägen 6,
Uppsala,
Sweden
Past event
Seminar
Global crisis and the impact on emerging economies
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) is pleased to announce the following seminar by Kaushik Basu, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics of the World Bank Global Crisis...
Mon, 26 November 2012
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Lecture
Trade and gender inequality
Invited Guest Lecturer, Malokele Nanivazo, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER. Contact Person: Henna Seinälä, University of Jyväskylä
Mon, 26 November 2012
University of Jyväskylä,
Jyväskylä,
Finland
Past event
Lecture
The burden of external debt in developing countries
Invited Guest Lecturer, Imed Drine, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER. Contact person: Tafor Prince Will, University of Jyväskylä
Thu, 22 November 2012
University of Jyväskylä,
Jyväskylä,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Report launch of 'Characteristics of the Vietnamese business environment: Evidence from a small and medium enterprise survey in 2011'
A report describing the main findings and key policy recommendations arising from a new survey of Vietnamese Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) was launched at Ha Noi’s Central Institute of Economic Management on 21 November 2012. The results of...
Wed, 21 November 2012
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM),
Hanoi,
Vietnam
Past event
Panel discussion
Latin American urban development into the 21st century: Towards a renewed perspective on the city
The 20th century witnessed global processes of urbanization on an unprecedented scale, to the extent that more than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas for the first time in human history. Latin America is the developing world's...
Fri, 26 October 2012
Senate Room, University of Glasgow,
University Avenue,
Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Past event
Workshop
Relationship between development policy and research
This workshop will discuss the relationship between research, and development policy and practice. The aim is to discuss the extent of research evidence based policy-making. This workshop was attended with a presentation by Tony Addison, Chief...
Mon, 19 November 2012
Hanasaari, The Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre,
Espoo,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Implications of climate change for economic growth and development in Vietnam
A workshop to launch the joint UNU-WIDER, CIEM, University of Copenhagen climate change study 'Implications of Climate Change for Economic Growth and Development in Vietnam' was organized at the Central Institute of Economic Management on 26 July...
Thu, 26 July 2012
Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM),
Hanoi,
Vietnam
Past event
Lecture
Food security and global environmental change
Invited Guest Lecturer, Aziz Karimov, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER. The lecture introduces food security concept and its four dimensions. It also describes food system approach which can help better understand the interactions between Food Security...
Tue, 15 November 2011
University of Jyväskylä,
Jyväskylä,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
New global development agenda
A one-day (closed) workshop, consisting of UNU-WIDER researchers, invited speakers, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs staff, representatives from other relevant ministries in Finland, and participants from the Nordic development agencies and DFID...
Mon, 12 November 2012
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Does foreign aid help
For more information on the presentation by Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER, please refer to the link (in Danish language): http://www.ibis.dk/index.php?menuId=38&upId=2.
Sat, 3 November 2012
IBIS General Assembly,
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Project meeting
Launch of collaboration for joint University of Ghana–UNU-WIDER research and post-graduate teaching programme
UNU-WIDER’s collaboration with the University of Ghana for a joint research and post-graduate teaching programme is launched in presence of the Rector of the United Nations University Professor Konrad Osterwalder and the Vice-Chancellor of the...
Mon, 11 June 2012
The Great Hall, University of Ghana,
Accra,
Ghana
Past event
Presentation
Aid, growth and development
The Danish Society for International Development and the Centre for African Studies at Copenhagen University are pleased to announce an international conference on The new Africa – no longer the hopeless continent? Presentation by Finn Tarp, Director...
Fri, 2 November 2012
IDA Meeting Centre,
Kalvebod Brygge 31 – 33,
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Lecture
Keynesian theories
Invited Guest Lecturer, Yongfu Huang, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER on 'Keynesian Theories'. The lecture is on Keynesian theories of economic fluctuations covering the topics of nominal stickiness, demand shocks, market failures, imperfect information...
Thu, 25 October 2012
University of Jyväskylä,
Jyväskylä,
Finland
Past event
Lecture
Real business cycle theory
Invited Guest Lecturer, Yongfu Huang, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER on 'Real Business Cycle Theory'. The lecture is on real business cycle model covering the effects of global shocks on economic fluctuations and business cycle in the context of...
Thu, 11 October 2012
University of Jyväskylä,
Jyväskylä,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
African economic growth: Productivity, policy syndromes and the importance of institutions
Speaker Augustin Kwasi Fosu, Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER. Recent evidence from an exhaustive political-economy study of growth of African economies – the Growth Project of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) - suggests that ‘policy...
Tue, 9 October 2012
Seminar Room 3-4, Economicum,
Arkadiankatu 7,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
'Hjalp Vi? Og Hvad Nu?' (in Danish language)
Aid, Growth and Development: A presentation by Professor Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER
Tue, 9 October 2012
Nationaløkonomisk Forening - The Danish Economic Society,
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 20 - Direct interventions against poverty in poor places
Wed, 23 March 2016
Stockholm School of Economics, Aula,
Sveavägen 65 (entrance from Bertil Ohlins gata),
Stockholm,
Sweden
Past event
Project meeting
Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS) – 2nd Steering Committee meeting
Thu, 28 September 2017
Central Statistical Organization (CSO),
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Policy workshop
Using tax administration data for research purposes
UNU-WIDER and International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) organize a policy workshop on ‘Using tax administration data for research purposes’ in Addis Ababa, on 9 February 2016. The workshop brings together officials from tax authorities...
Tue, 9 February 2016
Capital Hotel,
Hailegebresilasse Avenue,
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Past event
Presentation
Tax capacity in developing countries and development finance institutions
The development of international tax regulation and tax avoidance are important topics in the contemporary development debate. On the morning of 1 September around 25 people including staff members from FINNFUND, representatives from civil society...
Fri, 1 September 2017
Finnfund,
Uudenmaa Katu ,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Building synergy and coherence in the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action in the context of the 2030 Development Agenda
UNU-WIDER's Director Finn Tarp will participate as a panelist in an one-day special thematic event titled 'Building synergy and coherence in the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action in the context of the 2030 Development Agenda' at the...
Thu, 11 February 2016
Trusteeship Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters,
760 United Nations Plaza,
New York,
United States
Past event
Project meeting
Kick-off meeting – Gender and Development project
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Thu, 7 May 2015
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 b,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Inclusion and Transformation: Examples of WIDER Research
Mon, 23 November 2015
USAID,
Washington, DC,
United States
Past event
Policy workshop
Training on ETMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation for Ethiopia
Tue, 11 July 2017
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Thu, 13 July 2017
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Past event
Policy seminar
Engagement on strategies to overcome inequality in South Africa
While South Africa in many ways outperforms other African nations, rising inequality continues to act as a barrier to achieving economic transformation and equitable growth. This two-day event in Pretoria sets out to disseminate research on...
Thu, 1 June 2017
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Fri, 2 June 2017
Kievits Kroon Country Estate,
Pretoria,
South Africa
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 12 - Developing Countries in the World Economy: The Future in the Past?
Mon, 23 February 2009
Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 11 - The Climate Change Challenge
Thu, 6 March 2008
Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 10 - Global Patterns of Income and Health
People in poor countries live shorter lives than people in rich countries so that, if we take income and health together, there is more inequality in the world than if we consider income alone.
Fri, 29 September 2006
Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 9 - The World is not Flat: Inequality and Injustice in our Global Economy
Wed, 26 October 2005
Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 8 - Rethinking Growth Strategies
This lecture, ‘Rethinking Growth Strategies’, focuses on growth because we can all agree that achieving sustained poverty reduction around the world will be practically impossible unless economic growth is achieved in poor countries.
Fri, 5 November 2004
Stockholm School of Economics,
Sveavägen 65,
Stockholm,
Sweden
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 7 - Global Labor Standards and Local Freedoms
The 2003 Annual Lecture was given by Professor Kaushik Basu of Cornell University on the topic of ‘Global Labour Standards and Freedom of Choice’, and took place at Ritarihuone in Helsinki on 10 November.
Mon, 10 November 2003
Ritarihuone,
Ritarikatu 1,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 6 - Winners and Losers in Two Centuries of Globalization
Professor Jeffrey Williamson of Harvard University accepted the invitation to deliver the 2002 Annual Lecture entitled ‘Winners and Losers in Two Centuries of Globalization’. It took place at the University of Copenhagen on 5 September 2002.
Thu, 5 September 2002
University of Copenhagen,
Nørregade 10,
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 5 - Horizontal Inequality: A Neglected Dimension of Development
This lecture will focus on horizontal inequality, i.e. inequality among culturally defined groups (e.g. the Malays and Chinese in Malaysia, Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, or Catholic and Protestants in N.Ireland), and the implications this has for...
Fri, 14 December 2001
Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 4 - Globalization and Appropriate Governance
Globalization has come in for indiscriminate attack from critics who do not distinguish between different types of globalization (e.g. freer trade, freer capital flows, freer direct investment, and freer immigration) or between very different but...
Mon, 27 November 2000
Assembly House of the Estates (Säätytalo),
Snellmaninkatu 9-11,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 3 - Is Rising Income Inequality Inevitable? A Critique of the Transatlantic Consensus
Many people believe that rising income inequality is inevitable. It is the result of forces, such as technological change, over which we have no control, or of developments such as globalisation, which are irreversible.
Mon, 1 November 1999
University of Oslo,
Oslo,
Norway
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 2 - More Instruments and Broader Goals: Moving toward the Post-Washington Consensus
Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz discussed the new thinking in development economics that goes beyond the Washington consensus about macroeconomic fundamentals and examine how the government can act as a complement to markets.
Wed, 7 January 1998
Assembly House of the Estates (Säätytalo),
Snellmaninkatu 9-11,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 1 - The New Institutional Economics and its contribution to improving our understanding of the transition problem
Although a growing number of emerging democracies and other systems are turning to free market policies to spur their economic growth, many of them are finding that these policies are not always successful.
Fri, 7 March 1997
Assembly House of the Estates (Säätytalo),
Snellmaninkatu 9-11,
Helsinki,
Finland
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Presentation
Presentation at University of Luxembourg ‘October Days for Sustainable Development’
The University of Luxembourg and the European Investment Bank Institute organized a forum on Sustainable Development in Luxembourg at the EIB on Wednesday October 28, soon after the September adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Mon, 28 December 2015
The University of Luxembourg,
Luxembourg,
Luxembourg
Past event
Conference
2018 Nordic conference on development economics
Mon, 11 June 2018
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Tue, 12 June 2018
Aalto University School of Business,
Runeberginkatu 14-16,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Taxes, transparency, and state-building
UNU-WIDER’s Chief Economist-Deputy Director Tony Addison gave a presentation at the Helsinki parliamentary seminar 2017, which was organized by the World Bank and held at the Parliament of Finland on 8-10 May 2017.
Mon, 8 May 2017
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Tue, 9 May 2017
Parliament of Finland,
Arkadiankatu 3,
Helsinki (Helsingfors) [Etelä-Suomen lääni (fi)],
Finland
Past event
Policy seminar
Agenda 2030 roundtable
UNU-WIDER, the UN Association of Finland, and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland held a policy seminar on 29 May 2017 to discuss ongoing efforts towards achieving the goals and efforts set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Mon, 29 May 2017
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki (Helsingfors) [Etelä-Suomen lääni (fi)],
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Research collaboration on Ugandan administrative tax data
UNU-WIDER organized a two-day work-in-progress workshop jointly with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). The workshop was an internal meeting with collaborators contributing to research activities in Uganda related to increasing the use of the tax...
Wed, 23 October 2019
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Thu, 24 October 2019
Uganda Revenue Authority premises,
Plot M193/M194, Nakawa industrial area,
Kampala,
Uganda
Past event
Workshop
Joint research project on sustainable development in Tanzania — Research review workshop
Mon, 24 February 2020
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Tue, 25 February 2020
Julius Nyerere International Convention Center,
Shaaban Robert Street,
Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER at the 75th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance
The 75th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance was organized at the University of Glasgow on 21-23 August 2019. The topic of the Congress was 'Taxation and Mobility'. As part of the programme Maria Jouste, UNU-WIDER...
Wed, 21 August 2019
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Fri, 23 August 2019
University of Glasgow,
Glasgow G12 8QQ,
Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Past event
Presentation
Maria Jouste on tax administrative interventions targeted to small businesses in Uganda
The 8th International Workshop on Domestic Revenue Mobilization was organized at the German Development Institute in Bonn on 1-2 October 2019. The topic of the workshop was 'Taxation and digitalization'. As in previous workshops, the event brought...
Tue, 1 October 2019
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Wed, 2 October 2019
German Development Institute,
Tulpenfeld 6,
Bonn,
Germany
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER at the workshop on longitudinal and administrative data for distributional analyses
Workshop focusing on the use of longitudinal and administrative microdata for distributional analysis, organized by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) was held at the University of Essex on 28th-30th October 2019. The forum brought...
Mon, 28 October 2019
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Wed, 30 October 2019
Wivenhoe House Hotel,
Park Road,
Wivenhoe,
United Kingdom
Past event
Presentation
Maria Jouste at the Taxation for Inclusive Development workshop
Workshop on 'Taxation for Inclusive Development' was organized in the Nordic Africa Institute in Uppsala on 7-8 November 2019. The workshop provided field-based research and discussion on how taxation can contribute to inclusive development. The 25...
Thu, 7 November 2019
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Fri, 8 November 2019
The Nordic Africa Institute,
Villavägen 6,
Uppsala,
Sweden
Past event
Presentation
Maria Jouste on the effects of personal income tax reform on taxable income in Uganda
Maria Jouste, UNU-WIDER Research assistant, gave a presentation on 10 December at the Turku School of Economics (TSE) Research seminar, organized at the University of Turku, Finland. The topic of the presentation was 'Do tax administrative...
Tue, 10 December 2019
Turku School of Economics, University of Turku,
Rehtorinpellonkatu 3,
Turku,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Andrea Vaccaro on comparing cross-national measures of state capacity
Andrea Vaccaro gave a presentation for the UNU-WIDER staff on 29 April 2020. The presentation was held as a webinar. Summary: Comparing cross-national measures of state capacity In the last few decades research on state capacity, its causes, and its...
Wed, 29 April 2020
Past event
Project workshop
Inequality and governance in unstable democracies – the mediating role of trust: 2nd Annual Workshop
More than 30 participants attended the 2nd annual workshop for ‘Trust and Governance’ project, held virtually on the 16th and 17th April 2020. The workshop was initially set to be held in Colombia but had to be moved to a virtual environment through...
Thu, 16 April 2020
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Fri, 17 April 2020
Virtual (Zoom),
Past event
Seminar
Bethuel Kinuthia on input subsidy schemes and agricultural productivity in Tanzania
Bethuel Kinuthia gave a presentation on 13 May 2020, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar. Abstract - The impact of input subsidy...
Wed, 13 May 2020
Past event