Blog
New WIID Companion to improve the study of inequality
by
Carlos Gradín
April 2021
There is a growing need to understand income inequality trends and how they interplay with other social, economic, and political outcomes, both at the...
Blog
In the Director's chair: Reflections on my first six months as Director
My first six months as Director of UNU-WIDER have been busy, enlightening, and rewarding. We’ve launched a new work programme, with flagship projects...
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
Presentation
Presentation to the Agence Française de Développement
Lead researchers from UNU-WIDER's Assessment of potential distributional impacts of four development programmes in Benin, Djibouti-Ethiopia, Uganda, and Viet Nam project present the research results to officials at the Agence Française de...
Thu, 14 September 2023
Agence Française de Développement, Headquarters,
5 rue Roland Barthes,
Paris,
France
Past event
Seminar
Addressing ethnic inequality: comparative experiences, Seminar at UN DESA
Rachel M. Gisselquist speaks at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) to update experts and officials on new findings from the Addressing group-based inequalities project. The seminar on 'Addressing ethnic inequality...
Wed, 29 March 2023
Online,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
The measurement and elimination of global poverty and inequalities
UNU-WIDER is represented at the Workshop on promoting and protecting economic, social, and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic 6–8 February by senior research fellow Rachel M...
Tue, 7 February 2023
Tempus, Palais de Nations, Geneva. Online,
Geneva,
Switzerland
Past event
Blog
Reducing inequality — why working together is no longer just an option
by
Koen Doens, Remy Rioux, Antón Leis,
Kunal Sen, Jean Van Wetter, Jürgen Zattler
March 2022
The time limit to reach the goals of the 2030 Agenda is now just eight years away. It is vital to pursue a new model of partnerships, based on...
Blog
Are China and India highly unequal countries?
‘The Number of Countries with High Inequality’ is the World Bank’s newest inequality indicator, one which it says will guide work on its agenda to...
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