Blog
I was a visiting PhD fellow at UNU-WIDER — this is my experience
by
Virgi Sari
October 2021
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...
Blog
From tax data to inclusive policies: How collaboration can help
by
Anna Toppari
September 2023
UNU-WIDER has worked for several years in collaboration with sub-Saharan African revenue authorities to facilitate the analysis of digital tax data...
Workshop
Stata data management training
A five day in-person Data management in Stata capacity development workshop is provided to the research staff of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and Zanzibar Revenue Authority (ZRA) in Stonetown, Zanzibar on 2-6 October 2023. Few people in...
Mon, 2 October 2023
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Fri, 6 October 2023
Zanzibar,
Stonetown,
Tanzania
Past event
Workshop
Stata data management training for revenue authorities
A new three day in-person Data management in Stata capacity development workshop is provided to the research staff of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in Kampala, Uganda on 3-5 April 2023. Few people in revenue authorities have the skills to manage...
Mon, 3 April 2023
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Wed, 5 April 2023
Digital Den, Uganda Revenue Authority,
Kampala,
Uganda
Past event
Workshop
Structured Query Language (SQL) training for revenue authorities
A new three day online Introduction to SQL capacity development workshop is provided to the research staff of the Ugandan, Tanzanian and Zambian revenue authorities on 14-16 March 2023. Structured Query Language (SQL) is a domain-specific language...
Tue, 14 March 2023
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Thu, 16 March 2023
Online,
South Africa
Past event
Workshop
Stata data management training
A three day in-person Data management in Stata capacity development workshop is provided to the research staff of the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis & Research (ZIPAR) in Lusaka, Zambia on 9-11 October 2023...
Mon, 9 October 2023
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Wed, 11 October 2023
Zambia Revenue Authority,
Lusaka,
Zambia
Past event
Project workshop
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Tanzania
As part of the Building up efficient and fair tax systems – lessons based on administrative tax data project, a work-in progress meeting was held online between UNU-WIDER, Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and Department of Economics of the University...
Fri, 10 December 2021
Online,
Tanzania
Past event
Blog
Tools for effective tax administration
by
Janet Simbeye
September 2022
The importance of conducting high-quality analysis for policy advice cannot be understated. The UNU-WIDER Winter School for tax policy research...
Blog
Lives can be improved when policymakers and researchers collaborate
by
Isabelle Beyera
September 2022
My motivation for doing economics research comes from the wish to see every human being have their basic needs met and enjoy their life. My interest...
Blog
Opportunities beyond lecture rooms – widening my career perspectives as a UNU-WIDER PhD fellow
by
Nyemwererai Matshaka
September 2022
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...
Project meeting
Tanzania Revenue Authority visits UNU-WIDER headquarters
Over five days between 27–31 May, members of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and contributing researchers to the Building up efficient and fair tax systems project meet with researchers at UNU-WIDER for practical sessions to finalize research...
Mon, 27 May 2024
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Fri, 31 May 2024
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokkanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki, Finland,
Finland
Past event
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