Second Preparatory Committee Session for FfD4

UNU-WIDER at the Second Preparatory Committee Session for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development

UNU-WIDER contributes to policy recommendations for the G20

Sub-Saharan Africa faces an alarming debt burden that could hinder progress on sustainable development goals

COVID-19 pandemic, household welfare and diversification strategies of smallholder farmers in Uganda

The billionaire tax – a (modest) proposal for the 21st century by Gabriel Zucman

WIDER Annual Lecture 28 Brief

UNU-WIDER launches a free online training course in tax-benefit microsimulation for Global South countries

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I was a visiting PhD fellow at UNU-WIDER — this is my experience
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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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Progressive research with amazing people in a beautiful sauna-crazy country: Pui Yi Wong - 2018 PhD Fellow

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

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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From PhD Fellow to President: (of Colpensiones, Colombia’s public pension and social security administrator) – Juan Villa
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Four years ago, in 2014, Juan Villa spent three months at UNU-WIDER in our PhD Fellowship Programme. I spoke to him on a sunny September afternoon...

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Online PhD Fellowship launching in April 2021

In 2021 the UNU-WIDER Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme will be delivered online. Applications will open on 1 April 2021 and close on 30 April. Details here. The programme gives registered doctoral students the opportunity to utilize the resources...

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Solving the PhD puzzle: My experience as a visiting PhD Fellow
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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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The UNU-WIDER Visiting PhD Fellowship – in my experience
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I now work as an assistant professor at Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. I visited UNU-WIDER in 2017...

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The new normal: My experience in an online cohort of visiting PhD Fellows
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Everyone that has been engaged in a PhD experience agrees that the whole process is a tough and sometimes lonely challenge. However, the visiting PhD...

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Opportunities beyond lecture rooms – widening my career perspectives as a UNU-WIDER PhD fellow
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It was surreal to take a springtime walk along the harbor in Helsinki on my way to UNU-WIDER’s headquarter offices for the first time. My initial...

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Rama Ngenzebuke: the three most productive months of my PhD research

We asked our February-June 2016 PhD interns to share their experiences at UNU-WIDER.

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Kacana Sipangule: what I learned during my time at UNU-WIDER

We asked our February-June 2016 PhD interns to share their experiences at UNU-WIDER.

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Supawan Saelim: it was so great to have time to write my thesis in a supportive environment

We asked our February-June 2016 PhD interns to share their experiences at UNU-WIDER.

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Gunja Baranwal: a very productive internship

We asked our February-June 2016 PhD interns to share their experiences at UNU-WIDER.

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