The billionaire tax – a (modest) proposal for the 21st century

As recent projections warn that we’re off-track to reduce inequality for the 2030 deadline of the Sustainable Development Goals, the pressing need for equitable tax systems takes center stage at the 28th WIDER Annual Lecture on 4 September 2024. Esteemed economist Gabriel Zucman examines how disparities of current tax structures guarantee this inequality is persistent due to advantages enjoyed by the ultra-wealthy.

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papers and calculator on table SA-TIED Seminar Series: Exploring options to deepen and broaden the personal income tax base in South Africa
Thu, 11 July 2024
Online - Zoom, Pretoria, South Africa
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Julien Wolfersberger on Climate immobility in sub-Saharan Africa
Wed, 12 June 2024
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Alexandra Hartmann on Empowerment on the move? An experiment in supporting forcibly displaced people in Greece
Tue, 4 June 2024
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Nagesh Kumar on Manufacturing and India’s green transition: challenges, opportunities and policies
Wed, 22 May 2024
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Bruno Martorano on Social movements and preferences for redistribution
Tue, 30 April 2024
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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young boy in a market SA-TIED Seminar Series: Proposal for the extension, redesign, and repurposing of the SRD grant, with a focus on poverty and unemployment reduction.
Tue, 30 April 2024
Online, South Africa
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Nicole Hassoun on Measuring population health: avoiding discrimination
Thu, 11 April 2024
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Andrea Vaccaro on how (the lack of) state experience shapes today’s fragile states
Wed, 20 March 2024
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
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Man working, Zambia, search image. Image: Jean Mandela / UNU-WIDER LDC5 Monitor – Defining its scope and uses
Thu, 7 March 2024
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Kunal Sen on Varieties of Structural Transformation – SOAS Seminar series

Kunal Sen joins the SOAS Economics Seminar Series to present insights from the book Varieties of Structural Transformation.One of the key features of modern economic growth is the process of structural transformation, which is the movement of workers...

Thu, 29 February 2024
SOAS, University of London main building, RB01, 10 Thornhaugh St, London, United Kingdom
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Nadine Riedel on the effectiveness of countermeasures against multinational tax avoidance
Wed, 29 November 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
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Gabriela Zapata Román on The motherhood effect on women's labour trajectories: preliminary results
Wed, 15 November 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Stefan Leeffers on the effect of information on flood preparedness in urban Mozambique
Wed, 25 October 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Iván Torre on Educational mobility in Europe and Central Asia
Thu, 19 October 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Varieties of structural transformation seminar by Kunal Sen

On 27 September Kunal Sen attends the The Faculty of Economics of Thammasat University in Pranakorn, Bangkok, to deliver a seminar titled 'Varieties of structural transformation'. The presentation draws on the UNU-WIDER project exploring the old and...

Wed, 27 September 2023
Bangkok, Thailand
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Paulo Santos presents evidence on the agricultural origins of prejudice from multiple Asian societies
Wed, 20 September 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Saumik Paul on Construction productivity and relative prosperity
Wed, 13 September 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Sefa Kwami Awaworyi Churchill on Temperature, climate change and household financial behaviour: evidence from Vietnam
Wed, 14 June 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Michael Palmer presents Can information improve the uptake of disability benefits?
Wed, 14 June 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Yusi Ouyang on Fighting poverty to promote growth
Thu, 8 June 2023
Finland
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William Ferguson on A theory of triadic power with applications to leadership, collective action, and institutional evolution
Wed, 7 June 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Kunal Sen presents on the good job challenge at IER-Hitotsubashi

On 1 June 2023, UNU-WIDER Director Kunal Sen attends IER-Hitotsubashi University to present in the Economic Development Workshop in the Center for Economic Institutions.

Thu, 1 June 2023 14:00
Hitotsubashi University , Kunitachi, Japan
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Yselle Flora Malah Kuete presents Does structural change benefit women? Firm-level evidence from the services sector in Cameroon
Wed, 31 May 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Odd-Helge Fjeldstad on Incentivizing customers to increase VAT compliance: Evidence from Tanzania
Wed, 24 May 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Aid effectiveness in fragile states

UNU-WIDER researchers offer a seminar on aid effectiveness in fragile states to an audience of Swedish development officials and foreign officers. The seminar is organized by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

Tue, 23 May 2023
Online, Sweden
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Sonia R. Bhalotra on Job displacement, unemployment benefits and domestic violence
Wed, 10 May 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Tax and development workshop
Wed, 26 April 2023 – Thu, 27 April 2023
Kampala, Uganda
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Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos on The unequal effect of pollution exposure on labour supply across gender
Wed, 12 April 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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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
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Quentin Stoeffler on Economic opportunities, education and child labor: the effects of artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso
Wed, 29 March 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Céline Zipfel on A mother’s voice: Impacts of spousal communication training on child health investments
Wed, 15 March 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Addressing vulnerabilities through production transformation – Launch of the LDC5 Monitor
Thu, 9 March 2023
Qatar National Convention Centre, Room 105, Doha, Qatar
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Henrique Pita Barros presents The power of dialogue: Evidence from a field experiment in Mozambique
Wed, 1 March 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Kunal Sen discusses COVID-19 and subnational state capacity in India

Kunal Sen delivers a seminar on key findings from the UNU-WIDER research project COVID-19 and subnational state capacity in India at the School of Development Studies, Ambedkar University in Delhi, India. The project's detailed studies of the...

Thu, 23 February 2023
School of Development Studies, Ambedkar University, Room 301, Admin Block, Kashmere Gate Campus, Delhi, India
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Marinella Leone on What drives parental investments in early childhood
Wed, 8 February 2023
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Andreas de Barros on Large-scale efforts to improve teaching and child learning in India
Wed, 14 December 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Sandra Sequeira on the economics of displacement in Mozambique
Wed, 7 December 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Xiaobing Wang on finding common prosperity in China
Wed, 30 November 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Eleonora Nillesen on Breaking down menstrual barriers in Bangladesh
Wed, 23 November 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Albert Kwame Osei-Owusu on Assessing Africa’s position and prospects in global dematerialization
Wed, 16 November 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Ciprian Domnisoru on the impact of female teachers on female students' lifetime well-being
Wed, 2 November 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Giulia Mascagni on Tax compliance in Rwanda: evidence from two large scale field experiments
Wed, 26 October 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Arjan Verschoor on Boosting recycling behaviour among urban households in Peru
Tue, 25 October 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Gindo Tampubolon on Social injustice under climate shocks to persons with disability
Wed, 12 October 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Christine Valente on Subjective expectations and demand for contraception
Wed, 21 September 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Nauro Ferreira Campos on the Political U: New evidence on democracy and income
Tue, 20 September 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Gabriela Zapata on the role of the family of origin in shaping inequality of opportunity in Chile
Wed, 7 September 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Vanessa Carrión-Yaguana on labor regulations and formal employment

Vanessa Carrión-Yaguana will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 31 August 2022. Labor regulations and formal employment: Evidence from Ecuadorian firms in the Galapagos Islands Abstract The Special Regimen of the Galapagos Province´s Organic Law...

Wed, 31 August 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Arnab K. Basu on differential health reporting error amongst older adults in India

Arnab K. Basu will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 24 August 2022. Differential health reporting error amongst older adults in India Abstract Leveraging a unique dataset – the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) – we study the...

Wed, 24 August 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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CEEG Seminar Series: Economic growth of Mozambique and its interaction with the environment

On Wednesday 24 August 2022, Mônica Magaua, PhD candidate at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), will present her recent study on the economic growth in Mozambique and its interaction with the environment. The...

Wed, 24 August 2022
Faculty of Economics, Auditorium University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
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Nancy Chau on the push and pull forces of migrant border crossing

Nancy Chau will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 17 August 2022. On the push and pull forces of migrant border crossing: The role of family networks Abstract Do traditional push and pull forces of migration influence the locational choice of...

Wed, 17 August 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Health, development, and institutional factors: the Mozambique case

On 17 August 2022, the Faculty of Economics of the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) organizes the third session of the cycle of debates on institutional development and economic development in Mozambique. In this session, entitled ‘Health...

Wed, 17 August 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
CEEG Seminar Series: The role of mobile money in reducing economic inequality in Mozambique

On Wednesday 10 August 2022, Moisés Siúta, PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town, will present his recent study on the role of mobile money in reducing economic inequality in Mozambique. The seminar is part of the CEEG Seminar Series...

Wed, 10 August 2022
Faculty of Economics, Auditorium University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
CEEG Seminar Series: Data availability for research

On Wednesday 29 of June 2022, Dr. Firmino Guliche, researcher and lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), will give a presentation on 'Data availability for research'. The seminar is part of the CEEG Seminar Series...

Wed, 29 June 2022
Faculty of Economics, Auditorium University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
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Miri Stryjan on loan repayment flexibility and firm profits: experimental evidence from Uganda
Wed, 22 June 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Leonard Wantchekon on externalities of colonial schools and social mobility
Fri, 17 June 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Jari Eloranta on Beyond guns and butter: Finnish Central Government spending patterns in the 20th Century
Wed, 8 June 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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CEEG Seminar Series: Bankruptcy prediction model for the banking sector in Mozambique

On Wednesday 1 June 2022, Reis Castigo Intupo, PhD candidate at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), will present his recent study entitled ‘Bankruptcy prediction model for the banking sector in Mozambique’. The...

Wed, 1 June 2022
Faculty of Economics, Auditorium University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
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Sustainable cities discussion forum: SDG8
Tue, 31 May 2022
Helsinki City Hall, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13, Helsinki, Finland
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CEEG Seminar Series: From mining to cryptocurrency exchanges

On Wednesday 25 May 2022, Celestino Joanguete, UEM, will discuss the opportunities and risks of cryptocurrencies in his presentation entitled ‘From mining to cryptocurrency exchanges’. The seminar is part of the CEEG Seminar Series, organized under...

Wed, 25 May 2022
Faculty of Economics, Auditorium University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
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K.A.S. Murshid on The Odds Revisited: Overcoming Underdevelopment - Lessons from the Bangladesh Journey
Tue, 24 May 2022
Online, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 00160, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Launch of the Uganda Revenue Authority secure research lab
Thu, 19 May 2022
Protea Hotel by Marriott, Kampala, Uganda
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Mark Gradstein on soft skills, parenting styles, and persistent income inequality
Wed, 11 May 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Institutions and the performance of the agricultural sector in Mozambique

On 11 May 2022, the Faculty of Economics of the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) organizes the second session of the cycle of debates on institutional performance and economic development in Mozambique. In this session, entitled ‘Institutions and...

Wed, 11 May 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Saher Asad on the impact of improving communication networks on women’s entrepreneurship and empowerment
Wed, 4 May 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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CEEG Seminar Series: The effect of macroeconomic factors on illicit financial flows from the natural resource sector in Mozambique

On Wednesday 4 May 2022, Rafael da Cruz Macamo, CIC BATA (Centro de Iniciativas para la Cooperacion), will present a recent study entitled ‘The Effect of Macroeconomic Factors on Illicit Financial Flows from the Natural Resource Sector in Mozambique’...

Wed, 4 May 2022 – Thu, 5 May 2022
Faculty of Economics, Auditorium University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
Extractive industries: taxation and revenues V

A fifth researcher seminar on the topic of extractives and domestic revenue mobilisation will be held on 27 April 2022 from 16:00-18:00 (UTC +3). The event, "Fiscal Regime Reforms in the Extractives Sector," will be hosted jointly by UNU-WIDER and...

Wed, 27 April 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Jacqueline Mosomi on working from home and physical proximity during COVID-19 lockdowns: implications for gender inequality in the South African labour market
Wed, 27 April 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Pablo Warnes on transport infrastructure improvements and spatial sorting: evidence from Buenos Aires
Wed, 20 April 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
CEEG Seminar Series: The impact of COVID-19 on the nutrition of Mozambican families and children

On Wednesday 20 April 2022, 12:00-15:00 (UTC+2), Margherita Squarcina, PhD student at the University of Florence, will present her ongoing study entitled 'The impact of COVID-19 on the nutrition of Mozambican families and children'. The seminar is...

Wed, 20 April 2022
Online, Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Macartan Humphreys presents three facets of political inequality: evidence from consultative processes in Kampala
Wed, 6 April 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
CEEG Seminar Series: A spatial analysis of poverty in Mozambique

On Wednesday 6 April 2022, 12:00-13:00 (UTC+2), Isa Chiconela, independent researcher, will present her recent study in progress entitled 'Spatial analysis of poverty in Mozambique'. The seminar is part of the CEEG Seminar Series, organized under the...

Wed, 6 April 2022
Online, Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Tilman Brück on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individual behaviour and welfare
Wed, 30 March 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Michele di Maio on firms amid conflict: performance, production inputs, and market competition
Wed, 23 March 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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CEEG Seminar: Buying security with charity

What is the role of security concerns of Western countries in conditioning Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Africa? How have the dynamics of relations between donors and sub-Saharan countries evolved since 1961 when ODA was first defined...

Wed, 16 March 2022
Online, 141 Av. Marginal, Maputo 1100, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Economic development and institutions – perceptions and bottlenecks

On 15 March 2022, the Faculty of Economics of the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) organizes an event launching a cycle of debates on institutional performance and economic development in Mozambique. The event, entitled ‘Economic Development and...

Tue, 15 March 2022
Online, Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Gaaitzen de Vries on industrialization in developing countries: is it related to poverty reduction?
Wed, 9 March 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
CEEG Seminar Series: Determinants of gender differences in employment among youth in the cities of Beira and Maputo

On Wednesday 9 March 2022, Paul Jasper, researcher at Oxford Policy Management (OPM), and Ivan Manhique, Independent consultant, will present a recent study in progress entitled 'Determinants of gender differences in employment among youth in the...

Wed, 9 March 2022
Faculty of Economics, Auditorium University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Ashwini Deshpande and Janneke Pieters on women’s work
Tue, 8 March 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Matti Mitrunen on famine, inequality, and conflict
Wed, 2 March 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
CEEG Seminar Series: The economic recession in Mozambique

On Wednesday 23 February 2022, Michael Sambo, Researcher at IESE, will present a recent study entitled The economic recession in Mozambique: Was it COVID-19? – A look from the external sector. The seminar is part of the CEEG Seminar Series, organized...

Wed, 23 February 2022
Faculty of Economics, Auditorium University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Main Campus, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Diana Mitlin on why urban poverty in sub-Saharan Africa needs more attention
Tue, 1 February 2022
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
CEEG Seminar Series: Informed job entry

On Wednesday 26 January 2022, Ricardo Santos, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, will present a recent study on the role of information on wages and unemployment on the entry into the Mozambican labour market. The seminar pertains to the CEEG Seminar Series...

Wed, 26 January 2022
Faculty of Economics, Auditorium University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Main Campus Av. Julius Nyerere nr. 3453, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Samwel J. Kabote and Jires Tunguhole on the determinants of clove exports in Zanzibar

Samwel J. Kabote and Jires Tunguhole give a presentation on 10 December at 10-11am (UTC+2) as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation is held as a webinar, in...

Fri, 10 December 2021
Online, Finland
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Seminar
Extractive industries: taxation and revenues IV

A fourth research seminar on extractives and domestic revenue mobilisation titled Extractive Industries: Taxation and Revenues takes place on 9 December 2021 at 3pm Helsinki time (UTC +2). The online event is hosted jointly by UNU-WIDER and the...

Thu, 9 December 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
The Effects of Political Reservations on Credit Access and Borrowing Composition - Evidence from India
Wed, 8 December 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi and Joseph Asunka on Afrobarometer and SDG Scorecards
Tue, 30 November 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Petros Sekeris on theoretical foundation of the modernization hypothesis
Wed, 24 November 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Alexander Pick on from protest to progress? Why addressing global discontent is essential to building back better from the COVID-19 pandemic
Wed, 17 November 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Violence, Inequality, and Growth in Latin America

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Finland organise a special seminar on Violence, Inequality...

Tue, 16 November 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs , Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Filipe R. Campante on the political economy consequences of China’s export slowdown
Tue, 9 November 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Brian Levy and Alan Hirsch on the challenge of economic inclusion in South Africa
Tue, 2 November 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Claudio Ferraz on agrarian elites, education, and long-term development
Wed, 27 October 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Re-visiting the Rwandan Genocide: New Book Presentation by Omar McDoom
Wed, 20 October 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Jann Lay on taking stock of the global land rush: few development benefits, many human and environmental risks (Land Matrix Analytical Report III)
Wed, 13 October 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Luis Felipe López Calva on inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Tue, 5 October 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Inequality, institutions, and their impacts on social cooperation with Smriti Sharma and Saurabh Singhal
Tue, 21 September 2021
Online, Finland
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Seminar
Long-run impacts of in-utero Ramadan exposure: evidence from administrative tax records

Mazhar Waseem presents at the WIDER Seminar Series on 15 September. Abstract Using Ramadan fasting as a natural experiment, we estimate the long-run impacts of in-utero environment on labor market outcomes. We exploit administrative tax return data...

Wed, 15 September 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Seminar
Extractive industries: taxation and revenues III
Tue, 31 August 2021
Online, Finland
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Seminar
The keynote address at the IRSA 16th Annual Conference — Kunal Sen

Kunal Sen is invited to give the Keynote Address at the 2021 Indonesian Regional Science Association's (IRSA) Annual Conference on 12 July. Professor Sen speaks on the main lessons from UNU-WIDER's project on 'The changing nature of work and...

Mon, 12 July 2021 – Tue, 13 July 2021
Online, Indonesia
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Seminar
Pedro H. C. Sant'Anna on difference-in-differences with multiple time periods

On 23 June Professor Sant'Anna presents an online seminar discussing his new paper: Difference-in-differences with multiple time periods. Abstract In this article, we consider identification, estimation, and inference procedures for treatment effect...

Wed, 23 June 2021
Online, Finland
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Seminar
Jayati Ghosh on ending the COVID-19 vaccine apartheid 
Tue, 22 June 2021
Online, Finland
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Seminar
Sam Jones and Finn Tarp discuss effective development cooperation at GPEDC webinar

On 17 June 2021, two researchers of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme, Sam Jones, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, and Finn Tarp, Professor of Development Economics at the University of Copenhagen and non-resident senior Research Fellow...

Thu, 17 June 2021 – Fri, 17 June 2022
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Extractive industries: taxation and revenues II
Wed, 26 May 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Preventing Islamic radicalization: experimental evidence on anti-social behavior

On 29 May 2021, Pedro Vicente, Professor of Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE), discusses a recent research that assesses the impact of two randomized interventions aiming at preventing violence related to the...

Thu, 20 May 2021
Zoom, Maputo, Mozambique
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Seminar
Arkebe Oqubay on the economic implications of COVID-19 crisis for developing countries
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Seminar
Who is being left behind? Closing the horizontal inequality gap

On Monday 17 May Rachel Gisselquist will join the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Seminar Series as discussant in their event on closing the horizontal inequality gap. Find more UNU-WIDER research on horizontal ineqality here...

Mon, 17 May 2021
Online, United Kingdom
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Seminar
SA-TIED seminar on pension-related tax expenditures

On 03 May the SA-TIED programme will host an online seminar on pension-related tax expenditures. The presentation will be given by Agustin Redonda and Chris Axelson under the SA-TIED project work stream on Public revenue for inclusive development...

Mon, 3 May 2021
Online, Pretoria, South Africa
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Seminar
Bruno Martorano on protests and social mobilization during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tue, 27 April 2021
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Seminar
Seminar with the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics on the labour market impact of COVID-19 lockdowns

Simone Schotte presented the recently published WIDER Working Paper on The labour market impact of COVID-19 lockdowns: Eevidence from Ghana for the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics seminar series. The research, part of the project on...

Tue, 20 April 2021
Online, Finland
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Seminar
Maureen Odongo on gender disparities and financial inclusion in Tanzania

Maureen Odongo gave a presentation on 15 April 2021, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar, in collaboration with UONGOZI Institute...

Thu, 15 April 2021
Past event
Seminar
Emanoel Alfred on the effectiveness of strategic environment assessment in promoting sustainable development in Tanzania

Emanoel Alfred gave a presentation on 15 April 2021, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project, on his research study co-authored with Joseph Qamara. The presentation was held as a...

Thu, 15 April 2021
Past event
Seminar
Macroeconomic impact of COVID-19 in Mozambique

On 15 April 2021, Rosário Betho, Senior Consultant at the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique, presents a recent research on the macroeconomic impact of COVID-19 in Mozambique. The presentation is based on the working paper ‘The...

Thu, 15 April 2021
Zoom, Mozambique
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Seminar
Nandera Mhando and Nasibu Mramba on improving young women’s working conditions in Tanzania’s urban food vending sector

Nandera Mhando and Nasibu Mramba gave a presentation on 14 April 2021, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar, in collaboration with...

Wed, 14 April 2021
Past event
Seminar
Toward a Better Deal for Informal Workers: A Paradigm Shift Post-COVID
Tue, 13 April 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Seminar
Sanchita Banerjee Saxena on COVID-19 and garment workers in Bangladesh
Tue, 23 March 2021
Past event
Seminar
Economic complexity and structural transformation: the case of Mozambique

On 18 March 2021, Bjørn Bo Sørensen and Christian Estmann Hansen, researchers at the University of Copenhagen, discuss their latest research on structural transformation in Mozambique. The presentation is based on the working paper ‘Economic...

Thu, 18 March 2021
Zoom, Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
SA-TIED seminar on the wage-setting power of firms in South Africa
Wed, 3 March 2021
Online,
Past event
Seminar
François Bourguignon on COVID-19 and inequality
Tue, 23 February 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Seminar
The socioeconomic impact of coal mining in Mozambique

On 18 February 2021, Eva-Maria Egger and Jorge Mouco, researchers at UNU-WIDER, and Michael Keller, researcher at the University of Copenhagen, discuss their latest research on the coal mining sector in Mozambique. The presentation is based on the...

Thu, 18 February 2021
Zoom, Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
The socioeconomic impact of coal mining in Mozambique

On 18 February 2021, researchers of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme will discuss their latest research on the coal mining sector in Mozambique.

Thu, 18 February 2021
Online, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
SA-TIED seminar on climate change and central banking
Wed, 17 February 2021
Online, South Africa
Past event
Seminar
SA-TIED seminar on infrastructure development
Wed, 3 February 2021
Online,
Past event
Seminar
Kunal Sen at WEDGE/EMERGE "Interrogating Gender" Seminar

Kunal Sen speaks at the WEDGE and EMERGE programme's first web-based discussion on gender equality and data. The discussion explores what we measure in labor force surveys, what we do not count, and how decisions regarding measurement shape policy...

Fri, 22 January 2021
Online, United States
Past event
Seminar
Valeria Groppo on conditional cash transfers, child work and schooling
Wed, 20 January 2021
Online, Helsinki,
Past event
Seminar
Rod Crompton and Heinrich Bohlmann on Petrol Price Regulation
Tue, 19 January 2021
Online, South Africa
Past event
Seminar
UNU-WIDER researchers present research on maternal employment and children's outcomes at World Bank seminar
Tue, 15 December 2020
Past event
Seminar
Miguel Niño-Zarazúa & Rachel M. Gisselquist at Democracy aid: any effects?
Thu, 10 December 2020
Online, Stockholm, Sweden
Past event
Seminar
Myles Wickstead on the changing face of aid and development
Tue, 8 December 2020
Online, Finland
Past event
Seminar
Serena Merrino on wage inequality under inflation-targeting in South Africa
Wed, 2 December 2020
Online, South Africa
Past event
Seminar
Rule of law and judicial independence in Mozambique

On 2 December 2020, Dr João Carlos Trindade, retired judicial magistrate and current chair of the governing board of the non-governmental organization Centro Terra Viva, will discuss his research on the rule of law and judicial independence in...

Wed, 2 December 2020
Hotel Montebelo Girassol, Av. Patrice Lumumba, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
Natural resources, institutions, and economic transformation in Mozambique

On 25 November 2020, José Jaime Macuane and Carlos Muianga will discuss their research on the institutional dynamics of the resources sector in Mozambique.

Wed, 25 November 2020
Hotel Montebelo Girassol, Av. Patrice Lumumba, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
Daria Taglioni on international trade and supply chains post COVID-19
Tue, 24 November 2020
Online,
Past event
Seminar
The education sector in Mozambique – from access to epistemic quality in primary education

On 18 November 2020, Mouzinho Mário, Professor at the University of Eduardo Mondlane, will discuss his research on access and epistemic quality of primary education in Mozambique.

Wed, 18 November 2020
Hotel Montebelo Girassol, Av. Patrice Lumumba, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
Neryvia Pillay Bell and Harry Kemp on the elasticity of taxable income, new data and estimates for South Africa.
Tue, 17 November 2020
Online, South Africa
Past event
Seminar
Decentralization reforms in Mozambique – the role of institutions in the definition of results

On 11 November 2020, Salvador Forquilha, Director and Senior researcher at IESE, will discuss his research.

Wed, 11 November 2020
Hotel Montebelo Girassol, Av. Patrice Lumumba, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
François Roubaud and Isabelle Guérin on COVID-19 and the role of RCTs in development
Tue, 10 November 2020
Past event
Seminar
Financial disincentives to formal employment in the Andean region
Tue, 10 November 2020
Past event
Seminar
Towards UN LDC5: Recovery from COVID-19
Wed, 21 October 2020 – Fri, 23 October 2020
Past event
Seminar
Elections and the African electoral system — challenges and perspectives for Mozambique

On 15 October 2020, Professor A. Hama Thay, researcher at the University of Eduardo Mondlane, will discuss his latest research on elections and African electoral system.

Thu, 15 October 2020
Zoom, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Seminar
El modelo ECUAMOD y los efectos distributivos del COVID-19 en Ecuador

FLACSO-Ecuador y el Centro de Estudios de Desarrollo y Economía Aplicada (CEDEA) con sede en FLACSO, se complacen en anunciar una nueva alianza junto con UNU-WIDER y la Universidad de Essex e invitan a la comunidad científica, hacedores de política y...

Wed, 30 September 2020
Ecuador
Past event
Seminar
Funda Ustek-Spilda on fair work in the gig economy after COVID-19
Tue, 29 September 2020
Past event
Seminar
Anthony Black and Reena das Nair present on agro-processing and inclusive agricultural value chains
Tue, 22 September 2020
South Africa
Past event
Seminar
The effects of firm formalization — a mixed-method study on Mozambique

On 17 September 2020, Hanna Berkel, researcher at the University of Copenhagen, will discuss her latest research on the impact of formalization on Mozambican firms.

Thu, 17 September 2020
Zoom, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
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