Seminar
Xiaobing Wang on finding common prosperity in China
Wed, 30 November 2022
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Andreas de Barros on Large-scale efforts to improve teaching and child learning in India
Wed, 14 December 2022
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Bruno Martorano on Social movements and preferences for redistribution
Tue, 30 April 2024
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Julien Wolfersberger on Climate immobility in sub-Saharan Africa
Wed, 12 June 2024
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
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
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
Seminar
Saidou Abdoulaye Sy on Measuring energy poverty in Senegal
Wed, 17 April 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Sandra Halvorsen on factory employment and fertility decisions
Sandra Halvorsen will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 27 March 2019. Abstract – Factory employment and fertility decisions: Field experimental evidence from Ethiopia Female labor force participation and fertility rates are often found to be...
Wed, 27 March 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Shreshti Rawat on inequality of opportunity: informal sector estimates for India and policy implications
Shreshti Rawat will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 4 June 2019. Abstract – Inequality of opportunity: informal sector estimates for India and policy implications The persistence of a large informal sector in India has been a matter of debate...
Tue, 4 June 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Vegard Iversen on employee referral, social proximity and worker discipline: theory and suggestive evidence from India
Vegard Iversen will present this paper at the WIDER Seminar Series on 3 April 2019. Abstract – Employee referral, social proximity and worker discipline: theory and suggestive evidence from India We propose a new theory to explain why employers...
Wed, 3 April 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Maureen Were on is export-led growth a mirage? The case of Kenya
Maureen Were will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 10 April 2019. Abstract – Is export-led growth a mirage? The case of Kenya The role of exports in promoting economic growth has been widely acknowledged. However, despite trade liberation and...
Wed, 10 April 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Opeyemi Akinyemi on green energy and green growth strategy for the sustainable development of sub-Saharan Africa
Opeyemi Akinyemi will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 17 April 2019. Abstract – Green energy and green growth strategy for the sustainable development of sub-Saharan Africa Sustainable development is gaining ground as a paradigm shift from...
Wed, 17 April 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Margaret McMillan on structural change and labor productivity in sub-Saharan Africa
Wed, 20 March 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
James Robinson on an interpretation of African development
Fri, 22 March 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
WIDER Seminar Series materials
On this page you can find presentation slides and recordings from past events.
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Lulu He and Esther Heesemann
On 25 April 2018, PhD students Lulu He of the University of Queensland and Esther Heesemann of the University of Göttingen will present their research. Lulu He: Abstract – Sustainability-smart local demands: A study on recovery process after the 2015...
Wed, 25 April 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Arip Muttaqien and Marcos Hecksher
PhD Candidates Arip Muttaqien of Maastricht University and Marcos Hecksher of Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada will share their latest results at the 2 May session of the WIDER Seminar Series. Arip Muttaqien: Abstract – The Effect of...
Wed, 2 May 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Kyle McNabb on social cash transfers in Zambia
On 9 May, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Kyle McNabb will speak on tax-benefit microsimulations in Zambia. Abstract – Assessing the targeting efficiency of the Zambian social cash transfer: A tax-benefit microsimulation approach Whilst tax-benefit...
Wed, 9 May 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
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