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UNU-WIDER is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Research Assistant, based in Pretoria, South Africa, to support the SA-TIED programme. This role involves managing and enhancing tax datasets, assisting researchers, and ensuring high...
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Communications Associate in Helsinki, Finland. As Communications Associate, you will be a key member of varied research projects, and responsible for uptake and impact of the project research with target audiences, as well as...
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Research Associate in Helsinki, Finland. As Research Associate you would contribute to the implementation of a project looking at the relationship between state-building and conflict as part of our Domestic Revenue Mobilization...
UNU-WIDER is looking for three (3) outstanding individuals with strong commitment and potential to support the Institute’s Creating the fiscal space for development and Reducing inequalities across and within countries programme. Closing date: Sunday...
UNU-WIDER is hiring an Information Technology Associate in Helsinki, Finland. As Information Technology Associate you will play a pivotal role in enhancing UNU-WIDER’s web presence, streamlining organizational processes through digital tools, and...
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Analyst in Helsinki, Finland. As MEL Analyst, you will contribute to our MEL capabilities and UNU-WIDER’s broader transformation to a more performance, results, and impact-driven organization.
UNU-WIDER is looking for outstanding individuals for the Roster to the position of Publications Assistant in Helsinki, Finland. As Publications Assistant you would ensure execution of transparent and efficient publications services at UNU-WIDER and...
UNU-WIDER is hiring an Editorial and Publishing Associate in Helsinki, Finland. As Editorial and Publishing Associate you would ensure execution of transparent and efficient publications services at UNU-WIDER and work in close collaboration with...
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Senior Research Fellow in Maputo, Mozambique. As Senior Research Fellow you would lead and contribute to the research and management of our exciting programme on Inclusive Growth in Mozambique (IGM), which builds critical...
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Travel Assistant in Helsinki, Finland. As Travel Assistant, you work as part of a dynamic team in a fast-paced, international set-up assisting in organizing travels related to the implementation of the work programme of UNU...
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Research Associate in Pretoria, South Africa. As Research Associate you would contribute to the data lab management and research for our Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme which builds...
UNU-WIDER is hiring an Associate Communications Officer in Helsinki, Finland. As Associate Communications Officer you would be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the Institute’s Knowledge Mobilization Strategy and...
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Research Associate based in Helsinki, Finland. As Research Associate you would contribute to the implementation of the ‘Tax and Conflict’ project as part of our Domestic Revenue Mobilization Programme (DRM II UNU WIDER...
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Research Associate based in Helsinki, Finland. As Research Associate you would contribute to the research and management of our Domestic Revenue Mobilization Programme (DRM II UNU WIDER : Domestic Revenue Mobilization programme)...
UNU-WIDER, together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT) is seeking collaborators for ongoing research projects under the second phase of the SA-TIED programme. Submission deadline: 13 October 2023
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Communications and Project Assistant Maputo (NPSA) based in Maputo, Mozambique. As Communications and Project Assistant Maputo, you will support the implementation of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme.
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Procurement Assistant to work in the Operational Support Unit of the Institute in Helsinki, Finland. As Procurement Assistant, you would be part of our Procurement Team, and contribute to the delivery of effective and high...
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT), is requesting research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive...
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) requests research proposals for The political economy of taxation project. This project is part of the Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM) programme and...
UNU-WIDER requests research proposals for its Inequality over the life course project. We invite original research which speaks to this project's core themes of intergenerational mobility and labour market inequality and which offer strong empirical...
UNU-WIDER invites proposals from qualified researchers for papers examining the relationship between taxation and conflict and implications for statebuilding in conflict-affected contexts. The aim is that these papers will be included in a book...
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT) is opening a request for research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards...
UNU-WIDER, together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT), is requesting research proposals under the second phase of the SA-TIED programme. This call invites South Africa-based and international researchers to submit proposals to conduct...
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa, is requesting research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive...
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT), is requesting research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive...
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa, is requesting research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive...
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) together with the Development Economics Research Group at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH-DERG) invite proposals for papers examining the challenge of illicit...
UNU-WIDER is seeking proposals for original research on the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) project. Proposals from individuals (or groups of individuals) as well as non-profit organizations are welcome. Submission deadline: 31 January 2022...
UNU-WIDER is seeking proposals for original research on social protection and taxation in times of crises in developing countries. Proposals from individuals (or groups of individuals) as well as non-profit organizations are welcome. Submission...
UNU-WIDER is seeking to commission research papers from researchers working in inequality, income distribution, welfare, and related fields who would like to contribute to the World Income Inequality Database project. Submission deadline: 31 October...
UNU-WIDER is seeking proposals for original research that employs the Government Revenue Dataset (GRD) from researchers working on tax revenue performance and related fields in developing countries and beyond. Submission deadline: 17 October 2021, 23...
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) is requesting research proposals on the Institutional legacies of violent conflict. Proposals for original research that speak to the core themes of this...
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) together with Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen invite proposals for papers examining the challenge of illicit financial flows. The...
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with its partners, now invites research proposals related to migration for the Southern Africa Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED)...
The 2025 WIDER Development Conference takes place 09–11 June 2025, in Helsinki, Finland. The deadline for submitting proposals is 15 September 2024, 23:59 UTC+3.
Seven decades after the Kuznets curve was first conceived by Professor Simon Kuznets, the concept still has a hold on development discourse. Its simplest and starkest statement is that as development proceeds, inequality first increases and then...
As a unique international policy and research hub, UNCTAD is delighted to announce the Academic Research Conference on Investment in Sustainable Development at WIF 2023, organized in partnership with the IHEID Centre for Finance and Development, UNU...
The Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme will organize its annual conference 2022 on 8 November in Maputo, Mozambique, on the topic of ‘Private sector dynamics and wellbeing in Mozambique’. Coordinated by the Centre for Economic and...
Under its Domestic Revenue Mobilization programme, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) together with the Development Economics Research Group at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH-DERG) will...
The 2021 WIDER Development Conference will take place online during 6-8 September 2021. The deadline for submitting proposals is 15 April 2021 23:59 UTC+2.
Additional call for papers for the third Jobs and Development Conference, which will held online on 1-4 September 2020. The deadline for submissions is 10 July 2020.
The annual conference of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique – scaling up research and capacity programme will be held on 2-6 November 2020 in Maputo, Mozambique. The deadline for submissions is 15 May 2020 (23:59 UTC+3).
The 3rd Jobs and Development conference will be held in Warsaw on 21-22 May 2020. Deadline for submissions is 20 January 2020. Update: Conference rescheduled to be held online on 1-4 September 2020.
This procurement opportunity is closed. Type of notice Request for quotation Title Computer equipment UN Organization United Nations University Reference RFQ-UNU-WIDER-08-2016 Deadline 25 October 2016 13:00 hrs Timezone UTC +03:00 - Helsinki, Finland...
This procurement opportunity is closed. UNU-WIDER seeks a provider of professional catering services for events organized by UNU-WIDER during 2016 (May– December 2016), at the premises of UNU-WIDER, address: Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 00160 Helsinki...
UNU-WIDER invites qualified hotels and conference venue suppliers to make an offer for the provision of accommodation and conference services related to two (2) development conferences to be held in Helsinki, Finland, during 2016.
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