UNU-WIDER shares latest research at CSAE conference in Oxford

UNU-WIDER shares latest research at CSAE conference in Oxford

Sun, 17 March 2019Tue, 19 March 2019

The Centre for the Study of African Economies 2019 conference on Economic Development took place 17-19 March in Oxford, UK.

The conference showcased the latest research and featured panel discussions on current topics affecting economic development.

As part of the programme, four UNU-WIDER researchers presented their work. Carlos Gradín presented the paper Quantifying the contribution of a subpopulation to inequality: An application to Mozambique; Maria Jouste presented on tax compliance and revenue using Ugandan tax administrative data; Amina Ebrahim presented on the effects of a youth wage subsidy on employment in South Africa; and Sam Jones presented on Inequality of opportunity in education.