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

UNU-WIDER and ATI launch innovative Tax Gap Toolkit

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

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Book Chapter
Social networks as levers of mobility

Part of Book Social Mobility in Developing Countries

Working Paper
Social networks, role models, peer effects, and aspirations

We review the literature on pathways through which social networks may influence social mobility in developing countries. We find that social networks support members in tangible ways—via access to opportunities for migration, credit, trading...

Journal Article
Concentration of income and human development: the role of the middle class

In this article, we reassess the relationship between inequality and human development, focusing on the differential role of concentration of income at different parts of the distribution. To do so, we rely on a large global panel of countries over...

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