• Reducing inequality – the great challenge of our time

    WIDER Development Conference in partnership with UNIANDES | 5-7 October 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia

    This conference provides a forum to discuss innovative, theoretical, and empirical research on inequality, and its policy take-aways. It will take stock of where we are, evaluate progress made, and identify what challenges lay ahead.

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    Think WIDER Webinar Series

    Our latest webinar series New perspectives on domestic revenue mobilization aims to facilitate a discussion on how domestic revenue mobilization can be supported in the Global South. The monthly series covers a range of topics related to the development of tax systems, non-tax domestic revenue mobilization, and political institutions.

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    WIDER Seminar Series

    The WIDER Seminar Series is back! Join us *ONLINE* for research seminars that showcase the latest research on key topics in development economics. 
    In spring 2022, the Seminar Series events take place on Wednesdays from 16:00–17:00 on Zoom.

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The challenge of creating better jobs in developing countries

The 6th IZA/World Bank/NJD/UNU-WIDER Jobs and Development Conference takes place 14-15 December on The challenge of creating better jobs in developing countries.

14 December 2022 09:30 – 15 December 2022 17:30
Cape Town, South Africa
Webinar
Social protection and taxation in crises – How can tax-benefit systems support households through crisis?
13 December 2022 16:00
Online, Finland
Open for registration
Project workshop
SA-TIED technical workshop on the strengths and limitations of long-term structural models
28 November 2022 08:00 – 17:00
Development Bank of South Africa Head Office in Midrand, 1258 Lever Rd, Headway Hill, Midrand, South Africa
Webinar
Harnessing big data and ICT to boost revenues
22 November 2022 16:00
Online, Finland
Open for registration
Lecture
13th B.G. Kumar Lecture Is India a Land of Opportunity? delivered by Professor Kunal Sen

Professor Kunal Sen delivers the 13th B.G. Kumar Lecture on 'Is India the Land of Opportunity?' at the Center for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The lecture begins at 15:30 (IST) or 12:00 (UTC+2). Virtual attendance...

21 November 2022 12:00 – 14:30
CDS, Prasanth Nagar, Medical College P.O., Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Presentation
Kunal Sen joins the Oxford Union debate series: This house blames western lenders for the plight of developing countries

On 3 November 2022, Kunal Sen attends the prestigious Oxford Union debate on the motion ‘This House Blames Western Lenders for the Plight of Developing Countries’. According to the World Bank, the pandemic pushed the foreign debt of low-...

3 November 2022 18:00
Oxford Union Society, Frewin Court, Oxford, United Kingdom
Seminar
Ciprian Domnisoru on the impact of female teachers on female students' lifetime well-being
2 November 2022 15:00 – 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Workshop
GHAMOD retreat

In collaboration with the national GHAMOD team, Institute for Statistics, Social and Economic Research ( ISSER ) and UNU-WIDER organize a 5-day GHAMOD training event, a capacity development initiative allowing participants to get acquainted with the...

31 October 2022 08:00 – 4 November 2022 13:00
University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Conference
Debt and innovative finance in developing countries
27 October 2022 09:30 – 28 October 2022 14:15
Online and at Bank of Finland , Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Seminar
Giulia Mascagni on Tax compliance in Rwanda: evidence from two large scale field experiments
26 October 2022 15:00 – 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Lecture
Helsinki. Photo: Unsplash Sustainable cities discussion forum: SDG 4
26 October 2022 10:00 – 27 October 2022 15:00
Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Seminar
Arjan Verschoor on Boosting recycling behaviour among urban households in Peru
25 October 2022 15:00 – 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Presentation
Antonio Savoia presenting at the 63rd Annual Conference (RSA) of the Italian Economic Association (SIE)

Antonio Savoia , Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, presents at the 63rd Annual Conference (RSA) of the Italian Economic Association (SIE) , held on October 20-22, 2022 in Turin, Italy. See programme on the organisers' website. At...

20 October 2022 08:00 – 22 October 2022 17:00
Campus Luigi Einaudi, Torino, Italy
Open for registration
Webinar
World energy: Looking ahead to COP27
18 October 2022 16:00 – 17:00
Online, Finland
Open for registration
Seminar
Gindo Tampubolon on Social injustice under climate shocks to persons with disability
12 October 2022 15:00 – 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Project meeting
Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Uganda
12 October 2022 13:00 – 17:30
Uganda Revenue Authority, Kampala, Uganda
Open for registration
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