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The WIDERAngle publishes expert commentary and analysis of the latest research in global development. The WIDERAngle supports UNU-WIDER’s missions to undertake research and policy analysis on the most pressing concerns affecting humanity and provides a forum for knowledge sharing, discussion, and debate.

 

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We accept submissions that represent sincere efforts to advance knowledge on topics related to the promotion of sustainable and equitable development for all. Although many of our writers are established in their fields, we particularly encourage submissions from early-career researchers, policy professionals, and writers who represent Global South countries and perspectives.

 

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EDITORIAL TEAM

Executive Editor: Annett Victorero

Managing Editor: Timothy Shipp

Assistant Editor: Tristan Reid

 

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Enhancing economic policymaking in Africa through trusted partnerships

by Abena Larbi-Odam, Elina Penttinen, Dominik Etienne
In today’s rapidly changing economic landscape, the importance of evidence-based policymaking cannot be overstated. Across Africa, countries face challenges related to limited access to reliable data and insufficient analytical capacities, hindering efforts to drive economic growth and tackle issues such as poverty, inequality, and fiscal instability. Addressing these barriers is essential to strengthening governance, enhancing fiscal resilience, and fostering inclusive economic development.UNU...

UNU-WIDER renews focus on inequality, conflict, and creating the fiscal space for development

by Timothy Shipp
With less than five years remaining to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UNU-WIDER continues to increase available knowledge on how to combine national policy initiatives, global cooperation, and research results to achieve progress. In 2024, UNU-WIDER began a new work programme to address critical challenges in global development with focused research on inequalities, conflicts, and fiscal space for development. How does research on these three topics change the...

Developing a WIDER perspective on economics

by Annett Victorero
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In an increasingly interconnected world, economic instability, conflict, and inequality pose significant challenges. Concerns about such instability and limited solutions from academia in the early 1980s spurred the establishment of UNU-WIDER. This piece explores the foundational years of UNU-WIDER, a think tank that emerged during that economically and politically tumultuous period in the 1980s. Established with the vision to address pressing economic challenges, UNU-WIDER would evolve into a...

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    Beyond Ukraine and Gaza: Five consequences of overlooking other conflicts

    The years since 2020 have been one of the most violent periods since the end of the second world war. The war in Ukraine and the escalating violence...

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    From snow to spring: Research and life lessons from Finland
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    Coming from a tropical region in India, the Finnish weather, with its sub-zero temperatures, was an unfamiliar challenge, but I was inspired by how...

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    Remembering Giovanni Andrea Cornia
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    It was with great sadness that we received the news of Giovanni Andrea Cornia’s passing on 10 July 2024. Giovanni Andrea Cornia was Honorary Professor...

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    From UNU-WIDER to the world: Journeys in development economics
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    ‘What makes UNU-WIDER a unique place for researchers is the sense of community and the combination of academic rigour, policy relevance, and position...

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    Affirmative action in Brazil’s higher education system

    Evidence from Brazil shows how affirmative action students in the higher education system adjust their behaviour to catch up with initially higher...

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    Taking localisation beyond labels and lip service

    Donors increasingly speak of locally led aid response, but often do not walk the walk. Case in point is the United States Agency for International...

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    WIDER Alumni Amadou Boly shares wisdom for next generation
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    Amadou Boly is Special Assistant in the Economic Governance and Knowledge Management Complex at the African Development Bank (ADB). Before that, he...

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    Building connections that matter: UNU-WIDER Visiting PhD and Scholar programmes
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    Every year about 20 visitors come to Helsinki to find a new home at UNU-WIDER in our Visiting Scholars and PhD Fellowship programmes. Although their...

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    Along the PhD path: A change in environment for a new perspective
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    After two years of COVID-19 restrictions, I was thrilled to receive an acceptance letter to UNU-WIDER's Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme. Until this...

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    Secure research data lab in Uganda: A game changer for efficient and fair taxation

    In May 2022, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and UNU-WIDER collaboratively launched a secure research data laboratory facility in Kampala, Uganda...

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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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    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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    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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    From small beginnings, big impact
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    2020 marks the 35th year of UNU-WIDER’s impact in the sphere of development economics. Over the years, the institute has influenced the discourse...

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    Building skills to influence policy at home and abroad: Learning and growing with UNU-WIDER
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    UNU-WIDER has featured prominently in my research career to date. It began during my PhD when I visited the Helsinki office as a Visiting PhD Fellow...

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