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Progressive research with amazing people in a beautiful sauna-crazy country: Pui Yi Wong - 2018 PhD Fellow
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UNU-WIDER, Pui Yi Wong
March 2019
In the fall of 2018 UNU-WIDER welcomed 11 doctoral students from around the world as part of our PhD Fellowship Programme. The students, from Ghana...
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Research insights, new friends and meeting Stiglitz: Shreya Bhattacharya - 2018 PhD Fellow
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UNU-WIDER, Shreya Bhattacharya
March 2019
In the fall of 2018 UNU-WIDER welcomed 11 doctoral students from around the world as part of our PhD Fellowship Programme. The students, from Ghana...
WIDER Seminar Series Autumn 2018
The WIDER Seminar Series showcases the latest research on key topics in development economics. At the weekly sessions, early-career and senior researchers present recent and ongoing work touching on structural transformation, inclusion, and...
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
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
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Joana Naritomi on unemployment insurance schemes and consumption
Joana Naritomi of the London School of Economics will share the results of her study on unemployment insurance schemes and consumption at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 16 May. Abstract – Unemployment Insurance Schemes and Consumption: Evidence...
Wed, 16 May 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series - Abhijeet Singh on school governance
Abhijeet Singh of the Stockholm School of Economics will share experimental results on school governance at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 23 May. Abstract – Understanding the flailing state: Experimental evidence from a large-scale school...
Wed, 23 May 2018
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6B,
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
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
Charles Gore on Inequality Reduction as a Global Goal: The Nature and Logic of SDG 10
Charles Gore presented at the WIDER Seminar Series on 19 June 2019. Abstract – Inequality Reduction as a Global Goal: The Nature and Logic of SDG 10 Presentation slides An important feature of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed as part...
Wed, 19 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
Maurizio Bussolo on taking on distributional tensions in Europe and Central Asia
Maurizio Bussolo will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 23 January 2019. Abstract – Towards a new social contract: taking on distributional tensions in Europe and Central Asia Globalization, rapid technological change, and aging have created...
Wed, 23 January 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Costanza Biavaschi on taking the skill bias out of global migration
Costanza Biavaschi will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 6 February 2019. Abstract – Taking the skill bias out of global migration Global migration is heavily skill-biased, with tertiary-educated workers being four times more likely to migrate...
Wed, 6 February 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6A,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Nadine Riedel on the effectiveness of countermeasures against multinational tax avoidance
Wed, 29 November 2023
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Saumik Paul on Construction productivity and relative prosperity
Wed, 13 September 2023
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Iván Torre on Educational mobility in Europe and Central Asia
Thu, 19 October 2023
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Stefan Leeffers on the effect of information on flood preparedness in urban Mozambique
Wed, 25 October 2023
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Sonia R. Bhalotra on Job displacement, unemployment benefits and domestic violence
Wed, 10 May 2023
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Michael Palmer presents Can information improve the uptake of disability benefits?
Wed, 14 June 2023
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Sandra Sequeira on the economics of displacement in Mozambique
Wed, 7 December 2022
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Gindo Tampubolon on Social injustice under climate shocks to persons with disability
Wed, 12 October 2022
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Eleonora Nillesen on Breaking down menstrual barriers in Bangladesh
Wed, 23 November 2022
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
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
Vanessa Carrión-Yaguana on labor regulations and formal employment
Vanessa Carrión-Yaguana will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 31 August 2022. Labor regulations and formal employment: Evidence from Ecuadorian firms in the Galapagos Islands Abstract The Special Regimen of the Galapagos Province´s Organic Law...
Wed, 31 August 2022
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Arnab K. Basu on differential health reporting error amongst older adults in India
Arnab K. Basu will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 24 August 2022. Differential health reporting error amongst older adults in India Abstract Leveraging a unique dataset – the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) – we study the...
Wed, 24 August 2022
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Stéphane Straub on voting corrupt politicians out of office? Evidence from a survey experiment in Paraguay
Stéphane Straub will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 13 November 2019. Abstract – Voting corrupt politicians out of office? Evidence from a survey experiment in Paraguay This paper challenges the conventional wisdom that giving voters more...
Wed, 13 November 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Erwin Bulte on participatory resource management, elite capture and local livelihoods
Wed, 18 December 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
WeiWei Chen on the political economy of Chinese private investment in Ethiopia
WeiWei Chen will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 November 2019. Abstract - The political economy of Chinese private investment in Ethiopia: a case study of Eastern Industry Park Conventional wisdom sees a large role for Chinese state-owned...
Wed, 20 November 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Mehwish Ghulam Ali on do son preferences cause a gap between desired and actual fertility in Pakistan?
Mehwish Ghulam Ali will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 6 November 2019. Abstract - Do son preferences cause a gap between desired and actual fertility in Pakistan? Parental preference for sons is a major characteristic of many societies...
Wed, 6 November 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Mariapia Mendola on agricultural transformation and farmers' expectations
Wed, 11 December 2019
Marina Congress Center - Baltica Meeting Room,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 ,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Jakob Svensson on the low quality trap: evidence from the market for maize in Uganda
Jakob Svensson will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 16 October 2019. Abstract - The low quality trap: evidence from the market for maize in Uganda Agriculture remains the main source of income for the large majority of the world’s poor. Yet...
Wed, 16 October 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
United States
Past event
Seminar
Rekha Ravindran on the relationship between structural transformation and income inequality
Rekha Ravindran will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 28 October. Abstract - The relationship between structural transformation and income inequality in developing economies Though industrialization is postulated as the traditional way out of...
Mon, 28 October 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Joshua Magero Otieno on ethnicity, politics and wellbeing in Kenya
Joshua Magero Otieno will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 November. Abstract – Ethnicity, politics and wellbeing in Kenya Perceived or real welfare imbalances fundamentally impacts individuals’ civic participation, inclusivity, national...
Wed, 20 November 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Rugazia Nyombi on rural economy diversification and its effects on food security
Rugazia Nyombi will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 6 November. Abstract - Rural economy Diversification and Its Effects on Food Security of Households in Tanzania Agriculture has for long dominated Tanzania’s rural economic setup with...
Wed, 6 November 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Alysson Portella on racial social norms and education: “whitening” ideology and students’ performance in Brazil
Alysson Portella will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 6 November 2019. Abstract - Racial social norms and education: “whitening” ideology and students’ performance in Brazil We investigate to what extent racial social norms affect the...
Wed, 6 November 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Thanh Bui on the intergenerational persistence of human capital in Vietnam
Thanh Bui will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 November 2019. Abstract - The intergenerational persistence of human capital in Vietnam This study sets to analyse the impacts of family backgrounds on the educational attainment of the next...
Mon, 28 October 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Fantu Cheru and Christopher Cramer on the Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian economy
Fantu Cheru and Christopher Cramer will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 04 December. Abstract – The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian economy Ethiopia has recently attracted research interest because of its unique development path and rapid...
Wed, 4 December 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Leonard Wantchekon on externalities of colonial schools and social mobility
Fri, 17 June 2022
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Mark Gradstein on soft skills, parenting styles, and persistent income inequality
Wed, 11 May 2022
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Nancy Chau on the push and pull forces of migrant border crossing
Nancy Chau will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 17 August 2022. On the push and pull forces of migrant border crossing: The role of family networks Abstract Do traditional push and pull forces of migration influence the locational choice of...
Wed, 17 August 2022
Hybrid,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
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