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Being the change you want to see
While growing up, I was troubled by the scale of the socioeconomic gap between the haves and the have-nots in the community around me. I saw cases...
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How can research help Least Developed Countries achieve sustainable development?
The next decade is a make-or-break for the world’s most vulnerable countries. To tackle the unprecedented confluence of COVID-19, climate, and...
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I was a visiting PhD fellow at UNU-WIDER — this is my experience
Virgi Agita Sari joined UNU-WIDER as a visiting PhD fellow in the summer of 2017. Coming from Indonesia, Virgi joined five other fellows from across...
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Co-creation for fair and efficient taxation: Research recommendations to improve policiesHow can we determine the taxation of wage earners or multinational corporations in a fair manner? Will simplifying tax administration help increase...
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My journey from research assistant to the World Bank and Yale: How SA-TIED transformed my career
When I began my role as a research assistant for the SA-TIED programme in January 2020, I didn’t know that it would lead me to such prestigious...
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Foreign Aid for Capacity Building to Address Climate ChangePart of Book Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability
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Lessons Learnt about Foreign Aid for Climate Change Related Capacity-BuildingPart of Book Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability
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Solving the PhD puzzle: My experience as a visiting PhD Fellow
I am now in my fourth year as a PhD student in development studies at SOAS, University of London, working on my thesis, ‘The Dynamics of Chinese...
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A summer of learning: Takeaways from the first UNU-WIDER Summer School
As an applied economist working as a lecturer and researcher in Nigeria, opportunities to learn and exchange ideas with peers can be few and far...
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