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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...

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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...

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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.

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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).

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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’...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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

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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...

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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...

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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...

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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.

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On 20 August 2020, Peter Fisker, researcher at the University of Copenhagen, will discuss a study prepared within the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme.

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William Pallangyo gave a presentation on 19 August 2020, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar. Abstract - The informal sector and safety...

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Abel Kinyondo and Chris Huggins gave a presentation on 19 August 2020, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar. Abstract – Promoting...

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On 16 July 2020, two researchers of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme, Ivan Manhique and Ricardo Santos, will present their current research.

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On 18 June 2020, researchers of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme, Eva-Maria Egger, Finn Tarp, and Vincenzo Salvucci, will present their current research.

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Channing Ardnt, workstream leader in the SA-TIED programme and divisional director of environmental and production technology at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), presented in the third session of the Africa Month Virtual...

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Vincent Leyaro gave a presentation on 27 May 2020, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar. Abstract – Inter and intra industry trade...

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Vincent Leyaro gave a presentation on 20 May 2020, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar. Abstract - Assessing the distributional impact...

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Amrita Saha gave a presentation on 20 May 2020, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar. Abstract - Trade, technology and absorptive...

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Bethuel Kinuthia gave a presentation on 13 May 2020, as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation was held as a webinar. Abstract - The impact of input subsidy...

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Andrea Vaccaro gave a presentation for the UNU-WIDER staff on 29 April 2020. The presentation was held as a webinar. Summary: Comparing cross-national measures of state capacity In the last few decades research on state capacity, its causes, and its...

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Rajeev Goel will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 April Abstract – Corruption beyond the glass ceiling: do women entrepreneurs perceive corruption differently? Adding to the corruption-gender nexus, this paper contributes across several...

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Marcela Ibanez will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 18 March Absract - The intrinsic value of decision making: Evidence from a bargaining experiment in Egypt This paper uses an experimental approach to examine the causal effect of social norms...

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Jeffrey Hammer will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 12 March Abstract - One hundred homes - a visual survey of wealth and poverty in India In 2018, a multi-disciplinary team from India and four other countries collected expenditure data...

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Marijke Verpoorten will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 11 March Abstract - Would you fight? We asked aggrieved artisanal miners in Eastern Congo To meet the rising demand for minerals, mining companies have ventured into conflict-affected...

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Osman Ouattara will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 04 March Abstract - Temperature shocks and Inflation: are there any ramifications? In this paper, we analyze the dynamic impact of climate change on inflation. We use a panel-VAR method with...

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Markus Jäntti will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 27 February Abstract - Income distribution in Uganda – a tax register-based assessment Uganda has extensive register data on taxable income and taxes paid going back a decade or so. By...

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Saurabh Singhal will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 12 February Abstract - Inequality, corruption and cooperation We examine the effects of randomly introduced economic inequality on voluntary cooperation and whether this relationship is...

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Sushanta Mallick will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 05 February Abstract - Is financial inclusion good for banks? In light of the recent policy debate on inclusive financial intermediation, we investigate whether inclusive banking can boost...

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Bereket Kebede will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 22 January Abstract – Endowment effects and gender in the Efficiency and Equity of Team Allocation We conduct a novel experiment in which pairs of subject make separable allocative efficiency...

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Fantu Cheru and Christopher Cramer will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 04 December. Abstract – The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian economy Ethiopia has recently attracted research interest because of its unique development path and rapid...

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Joshua Magero Otieno will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 November. Abstract – Ethnicity, politics and wellbeing in Kenya Perceived or real welfare imbalances fundamentally impacts individuals’ civic participation, inclusivity, national...

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WeiWei Chen will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 November 2019. Abstract - The political economy of Chinese private investment in Ethiopia: a case study of Eastern Industry Park Conventional wisdom sees a large role for Chinese state-owned...

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On 13 November, Professor Deepak Nayyar will deliver a lecture at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) based on his newly released book, Resurgent Asia. Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus Asian Drama in 1968, to...

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Stéphane Straub will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 13 November 2019. Abstract – Voting corrupt politicians out of office? Evidence from a survey experiment in Paraguay This paper challenges the conventional wisdom that giving voters more...

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Ravi Pendakur will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 8 November 2019. Abstract - The impact of federal modern agreements on income inequality in Indigenous communities In Canada, modern agreements allow Indigenous groups to govern their internal...

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Alysson Portella will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 6 November 2019. Abstract - Racial social norms and education: “whitening” ideology and students’ performance in Brazil We investigate to what extent racial social norms affect the...

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Rugazia Nyombi will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 6 November. Abstract - Rural economy Diversification and Its Effects on Food Security of Households in Tanzania Agriculture has for long dominated Tanzania’s rural economic setup with...

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Mehwish Ghulam Ali will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 6 November 2019. Abstract - Do son preferences cause a gap between desired and actual fertility in Pakistan? Parental preference for sons is a major characteristic of many societies...

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Rekha Ravindran will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 28 October. Abstract - The relationship between structural transformation and income inequality in developing economies Though industrialization is postulated as the traditional way out of...

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Thanh Bui will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 November 2019. Abstract - The intergenerational persistence of human capital in Vietnam This study sets to analyse the impacts of family backgrounds on the educational attainment of the next...

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Oded Stark will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 23 October 2019. Abstract – A theory of migration as rank-seeking behavior By now there is widespread recognition that comparisons with others impinge significantly on wellbeing and elicit...

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Jakob Svensson will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 16 October 2019. Abstract - The low quality trap: evidence from the market for maize in Uganda Agriculture remains the main source of income for the large majority of the world’s poor. Yet...

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Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 10 October 2019. Abstract – Gender gap and firm performance in developing countries This paper uses firm-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) to investigate...

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Mazhar Waseem will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 9 October 2019. Abstract – Pecuniary and non-pecuniary motivations for tax compliance: evidence from Pakistan We examine two Pakistani programs to explore the role of deterrence as well as...

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Simone Bertoli will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 18 September 2019. Abstract – Co-residence patterns of the individuals left behind by the migrants and their analytical implications: Evidence from Mexico Co-authors: Elsa Gautrain and Elie...

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Olivier Bargain will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 28 August 2019. Abstract – Intra-household allocation and individual poverty Welfare analyses conducted by policy practitioners around the world usually rely on equivalized or per capita...

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Sanjay Reddy presented at UNU-WIDER on Wednesday 23 June. Abstract – The UN’s Development Function: Time for Renewal The United Nations’ development function is vital to its purpose. Although the UN has many outstanding development achievements to...

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Charles Gore presented at the WIDER Seminar Series on 19 June 2019. Abstract – Inequality Reduction as a Global Goal: The Nature and Logic of SDG 10 Presentation slides An important feature of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed as part...

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Shreshti Rawat will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 4 June 2019. Abstract – Inequality of opportunity: informal sector estimates for India and policy implications The persistence of a large informal sector in India has been a matter of debate...

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Professor Ana Lisa Moutinho, Atlântico Business School, will give a presentation on 29 May 2019 at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, on "Economia e as armadilhas do pensamento económico" (Economics and the traps of economic thought). The...

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Constantino Marrengula, Assistant Professor at Eduardo Mondlane University, will give a presentation 22 May 2019 at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, entitled Analise dos Efeitos da Concentração da Indústria Bancária sobre a Competição no...

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Josenilde Janguia will give a presentation on 15 May 2019 at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, with the title Análise Factorial Exploratória do Sector Informal em Moçambique: Abordagem do Comércio de Rua na Cidade de Maputo (Exploratory...

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Prof. Sylvestre Manoela from the Faculty of Economics will give a presentation on 8 May 2019 at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, on ‘Analysis of the dynamics of sustainability of public finance in Mozambique 2000-16’ (‘Análise da dinâmica da...

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On 2 May 2019, Octávio Pedreira, a specialist from the World Bank will present at the Eduardo Mondlane University, in Maputo, on ‘Education in Mozambique: Results from the 2018 Service Delivery Indicator Survey’. The presentation will be in...

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David Evans will give a presentation on 25 April at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, on ‘Addressing the global learning crisis: can improved teacher practices help?’. The presentation will be in Portuguese. The event is part of the seminar...

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Opeyemi Akinyemi will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 17 April 2019. Abstract – Green energy and green growth strategy for the sustainable development of sub-Saharan Africa Sustainable development is gaining ground as a paradigm shift from...

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Maureen Were will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 10 April 2019. Abstract – Is export-led growth a mirage? The case of Kenya The role of exports in promoting economic growth has been widely acknowledged. However, despite trade liberation and...

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Vegard Iversen will present this paper at the WIDER Seminar Series on 3 April 2019. Abstract – Employee referral, social proximity and worker discipline: theory and suggestive evidence from India We propose a new theory to explain why employers...

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On 3 April, Ricardo Santos, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, will give a presentation at a seminar at the Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) on ‘Vulnerability to Natural Shocks: Assessing the Short-Term Impact of Consumption...

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UNU-WIDER Senior Research Fellow Rachel Gisselquist will give a presentation at an expert group meeting ‘Reducing Inequalities: SDG 10 Progress and Prospects’, organized by the World Bank and UN DESA in Geneva 2-3 April. The event will look at...

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Sandra Halvorsen will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 27 March 2019. Abstract – Factory employment and fertility decisions: Field experimental evidence from Ethiopia Female labor force participation and fertility rates are often found to be...

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The Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme will host a public forum on 26 March 2019 on the topic of Extractive Industry and Development. The Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER Tony Addison will give a presentation based on a major...

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Vincenzo Salvucci, a researcher from the University of Copenhagen, will present a seminar on 13 March 2019 at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo. The seminar is titled Vulnerabilidade às Calamidades Naturais: Avaliação do Impacto a Curto Prazo...

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UNU-WIDER Research Fellows Sam Jones and Ricardo Santos will present in a seminar on 6 March at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo. The topic of the seminar is the profile of students of the Eduardo Mondlane University. The presentation is based...

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Costanza Biavaschi will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 6 February 2019. Abstract – Taking the skill bias out of global migration Global migration is heavily skill-biased, with tertiary-educated workers being four times more likely to migrate...

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Maurizio Bussolo will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 23 January 2019. Abstract – Towards a new social contract: taking on distributional tensions in Europe and Central Asia Globalization, rapid technological change, and aging have created...

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Wisdom Akpalu, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow based in Ghana, co-chaired a seminar organised by the University of Ghana’s Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies (IESS) on 18 January. The topic of the seminar was illicit trade in the marine...

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On 26 November 2018 Rachel Gisselquist presents a keynote address on development research for impact, at an event hosted by the Academy of Finland. The event, Research to Make Impact!, will launch the Academy Programme for development research, a...

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On 21 November Amèvi Kouwoaye, PhD Candidate, University of Laval, will present his research. Abstract - Trade tax reforms and poverty in developing countries: why some countries benefit and others lose out? This paper studies the relationship...

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On 14 November Pui Yi Wong, PhD Candidate, University of Malaysia will present her research. Abstract - The role of the state, market and society in developing ikat textile value chains in Sarawak, Malaysia The ideal role of the state in facilitating...

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On 7 November, Shreya Bhattacharya, PhD Candidate, University of Houston, will present her research. Abstract - The effect of inter caste networks on well-being Interactions within neighbourhoods have been shown to influence both short run and long...

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On October 24 Habtamu Ali Beshir, PhD Candidate, Lancaster University, will present his research. Abstract: Impacts of contemporaneous and early life price shocks on human capital production The effect of economic shocks on human capital is...

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On 18 October, Lilian Korir, PhD Candidate, University of Lincoln, will present her research. Abstract - The nexus between food insecurity, vulnerability and resilience: evidence from Kenya Food insecurity remains a major global concern, particularly...

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UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, Sam Jones, gave a presentation at a public seminar at the University of Helsinki on the possible impacts of the fourth industrial revolution on African countries, using examples from Mozambique. The event, ‘Human meets...

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On 10 October David Escamilla-Guerrero, PhD Candidate, London School of Economics and Political Science, will present on the evolution of self-selection patterns of Mexican emigrants. Abstract: Self-selection of Mexican Emigrants in the presence of...

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On 14 September the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project will host a public forum on natural gas in Maputo. The event focuses on better ways to manage natural resources revenue in Mozambique. Tore Eriksen, a senior advisor from Norway’s Ministry of...

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Sam Jones, development economist and UNU-WIDER research fellow presents in a seminar on 15 August at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo.

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On 25 July, Matias Busso Lead Economist at Inter-American Development Bank will be presenting experimental evidence on the impact of peers to individuals' academic achiements. *Please note that this event will be held at a different location to...

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On 11 July, Matias Busso Lead Economist at Inter-American Development Bank will be presenting the effects of small group remedial reading programs. Abstract - Remedial reading in small group tutorials: Short and medium run effects of three...

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Seonghoon Kim, Assistant Professor at Singapore Management University presents evidence from a study conducted in Malawi looking at the impacts of learning in mother tongue at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 4 July 2018. Abstract - Teach me in my...

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On 27 June 2018 Associate Professor Himanshu Himanshu from Jawaharlal Nehru University presents a re-examination of trends in inequality in India. Abstract - Inequality in India: A re-examination This paper presents a re-examination of trends in...

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On 06 June, UNU-WIDER Research Associate Amina Ebrahim talks about the South African youth wage subsidy. Abstract - The effects of a youth wage subsidy on South African employment: An update South Africa’s Employment Tax Incentive (ETI), launched in...

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Kasim Ggombe Munyegera, the Country Economist for the International Growth Center speaks about the Gender Gap in Firm Productivity at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 30 May 2018. Abstract - The gender gap in firm productivity: Evidence from...

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Abhijeet Singh of the Stockholm School of Economics will share experimental results on school governance at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 23 May. Abstract – Understanding the flailing state: Experimental evidence from a large-scale school...

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Joana Naritomi of the London School of Economics will share the results of her study on unemployment insurance schemes and consumption at the WIDER Seminar Series session on 16 May. Abstract – Unemployment Insurance Schemes and Consumption: Evidence...

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On 9 May, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Kyle McNabb will speak on tax-benefit microsimulations in Zambia. Abstract – Assessing the targeting efficiency of the Zambian social cash transfer: A tax-benefit microsimulation approach Whilst tax-benefit...

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PhD Candidates Arip Muttaqien of Maastricht University and Marcos Hecksher of Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada will share their latest results at the 2 May session of the WIDER Seminar Series. Arip Muttaqien: Abstract – The Effect of...

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On 25 April 2018, PhD students Lulu He of the University of Queensland and Esther Heesemann of the University of Göttingen will present their research. Lulu He: Abstract – Sustainability-smart local demands: A study on recovery process after the 2015...

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Lore Vandewalle, Assistant Professor at The Graduate Institute, will speak at the 18 April 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series. Abstract – Access to formal banking and household finances: Experimental evidence from India Access to formal banking...

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Patricia Justino, Research Fellow at IDS, will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 11 April 2018. Abstract – On the legacies of wartime governance In conflict zones around the world, both state and non-state actors deliver governance at local...

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Sanchari Roy, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, will speak at the WIDER Seminar Series on 4 April 2018. Abstract – Women’s inheritance rights reform and the preference for sons in India We investigate whether legislation of equal inheritance...

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On 28 March 2018, Assistant Professor Vincent Somville of the Norwegian School of Economics will present at the WIDER Seminar Series. Abstract – Barriers to female empowerment: Evidence from a field experiment in Tanzania Many young girls in...

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Kalle Hirvonen, Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), will present at the 21 March 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series. Abstract – The impact of large-scale social protection interventions on grain prices...

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At the 14 March 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series, PhD Candidates Faraz Usmani and Larissa Nawo will present their recent findings.

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UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Carlos Gradín will kick off the spring 2018 session of the WIDER Seminar Series on 7 March 2018. Abstract – Occupational gender segregation in post-apartheid South Africa | Slides In this paper, we show that occupations in...

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Philip Verwimp, Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, will present at the WIDER Seminar Series spring sneak-peak on 14 February 2018. Please note that pre-registration is not necessary for this event. Abstract – Impact evaluation of an off...

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At the WIDER seminar on 29 November, Yoa Pan of Aalto University will present her work on successful social programmes in China. Abstract – Aladdin’s lamp unleashed: Successful social programmes over local political cycles A social programme can...

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This public forum, to be held in Portuguese on 28 November 2017, will focus on findings and policy lessons stemming from recent research on inequality in Mozambique, with the ultimate aim of promoting innovative policies for inclusive growth. The...

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Anirban Mitra of the University of Kent will discuss vote-buying and corporate donation restrictions in India at the seminar on 22 November. Cash for Votes: Evidence from India This paper investigates the prevalence of vote-buying in democratic...

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UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Miguel Niño-Zarazúa will present his work on information externalities, programmatic spending, and voting preferences at the seminar on 15 November. Abstract – Information externalities, programmatic spending, and voting...

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PhD students Anne Kantel of the American University and Virgi Sari of the University of Manchester will both give 30-minute presentations at the seminar on 8 November. Anne Kantel: Abstract – Decentralizing or delegitimizing environmental governance...

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At the 1 November seminar, Selim Gulesci will present results on tenancy contracts in agriculture. Abstract – Moral hazard: Experimental evidence from tenancy contract This paper reports results from a field experiment designed to estimate the...

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At the WIDER Seminar on 18 October 2017, Pauline Rossi will present findings on private health investments in Senegal. Abstract – Private health investments under competing risks: evidence from malaria control in Senegal | Slides This study exploits...

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There will be two 30-minute presentations at the seminar on 11 October 2017. Venkata Nadella of Indiana University will present evidence from India on social group identity, electoral reservations, and entrepreneurship, and Alma Boustati of the...

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At the seminar on 27 September 2017, Joseph Vecci will present experimental findings on religion, leadership, and coordination. Abstract – Religion, leadership, and coordination: Evidence from a lab experiment in the field Religious inequality and...

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The seminar on 20 September 2017 will feature two 30-minute presentations. Shiqi Guo will present on urban air quality in China and Abrams Tagem will share his findings on foreign aid and domestic revenue mobilization. Shiqi Guo: Abstract – How does...

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David Carment of Carleton University will present at the WIDER seminar on 13 September 2017. Abstract – Exiting the fragility trap: Rethinking our approach to the world's most fragile states | PPT slides It is frequently assumed that developing...

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On 6 September 2017, Sowmya Dhanaraj of the Madras School of Economics will present her work on women at work in India. Abstract – Easing entry and improving job retention for rural Indian women: The role of family structure Culture is considered as...

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At the first of this autumn's seminar series, Dr Shi Li will present on income inequality in China. Abstract – Recent changes in income inequality in China During the past three decades China’s economic growth has been among the fastest in the world...

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A training course for ECUAMOD, the Ecuadorian tax-benefit microsimulation model, was held at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales (IAEN) in Quito on 21-23 February 2017. Participants included representatives from a wide spread of government...

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This seminar, held at the Government Banquet Hall in Helsinki was arranged by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland to mark the launch of the World Development Report (WDR) 2017 on Governance and Law. The event begins with a presentation of the...