• The puzzle of peace – towards inclusive development in fragile contexts

    WIDER Development Conference 16-17 May 2022 (hybrid) 

    In 2022, UNU-WIDER hosts two WIDER Development Conferences, the first of which takes place in Helsinki on 16–17 May 2022. Across the two days, sessions cover a range of topics on the themes of peace, security, unrest, and the humanitarian fallout of conflict in different regions across the world. 

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    WIDER Webinar Series

    Think WIDER Webinar Series – New perspectives on development

    Think WIDER – New perspectives on development webinar series features a line-up of eminent researchers and development specialists who present their work and discuss new perspectives to the topic of global development.

    Register to join the webinar live for your chance to ask questions and engage in the discussion! See the current list and registration links for the upcoming webinars.

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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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    2021 WIDER Development Conference: COVID-19 and development – effects and new realities for the Global South

    The 2021 WIDER Development Conference privided provide a platform for sharing knowledge on the effects of the pandemic in different regions across the Global South with the aim of connecting research and policy communities around the world to discuss how to move forward.  

    Session videos now available. More coming soon.

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Reducing inequality – the great challenge of our time

United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) in partnership with Universidad de los Andes (UNIANDES) convenes a three-day conference on reducing inequality, held in Bogotá, Colombia, on 5-7 October 2022...

5 October 2022 08:30 – 7 October 2022 17:30
Universidad de los Andes, Cra. 1 #18a-12, Bogotá, Colombia
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series Shreyasee Das presents at the WIDER Seminar Series
30 June 2022 14:00 – 15:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series Miri Stryjan presents at the WIDER Seminar Series
22 June 2022 15:00 – 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series Leonard Wantchekon presents at the WIDER Seminar Series
17 June 2022 16:00 – 17:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series Jari Eloranta presents at the WIDER Seminar Series
8 June 2022 15:00 – 16:00
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Seminar
Sustainable cities discussion forum: SDG8
31 May 2022 15:30 – 17:00
Helsinki City Hall, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13, Helsinki, Finland
Seminar
K.A.S. Murshid on The Odds Revisited: Overcoming Underdevelopment - Lessons from the Bangladesh Journey
24 May 2022 16:00
Online, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 00160, Helsinki, Finland
Open for registration
Panel discussion
Tony Addison joins a panel discussion at UNESCAP

On Thursday, 19 May 2022, 13:00-15:00 (UTC+7), UNU-WIDER non-resident senior research fellow Tony Addison presents at a moderated panel discussion entitled "Energy transition and the extractives industry in Asia-Pacific: National and Regional...

19 May 2022
Online, Bangkok, Thailand
Past event
Seminar
Launch of the Uganda Revenue Authority secure research lab
19 May 2022
Protea Hotel by Marriott, Kampala, Uganda
Past event
Conference
The puzzle of peace - conference image The puzzle of peace – towards inclusive development in fragile contexts
16 May 2022 – 17 May 2022
Scandic Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Lecture
Abrams M.E. Tagem delivers lecture at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

On Friday, 13 May 2022 9:00-10:30 (UTC+2), Abrams M.E. Tagem will deliver a lecture at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies. The lecture, entitled "The Government Revenue Dataset," will be attended by audience is mostly...

13 May 2022
Online, Vienna, Austria
Past event
Project workshop
Photo by Lachlan Donald on Unsplash Workshop on Institutional legacies of violent conflict
12 May 2022 – 13 May 2022
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6b, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Seminar
WIDER Seminar Series Mark Gradstein on soft skills, parenting styles, and persistent income inequality
11 May 2022
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Presentation
MicroZAMOD work presented at a social protection conference

The Southern African Social Protection Experts Network (SASPEN) conference ' Social protection at a crossroads: Between COVID-19 and the SDGs - Southern African perspectives ' is organized 9-12 May 2022. MicroZAMOD team member Miselo Bwalya...

10 May 2022
Johannesburg, South Africa
Past event
Workshop
Fifth training round on ECUAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador

As part of the SOUTHMOD project , the national team at FLACSO in collaboration with UNU-WIDER, Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales ( IAEN ) and University of Essex organizes the fifth training event on the ECUAMOD model , which will provide...

9 May 2022 – 12 May 2022
Quito, Ecuador
Past event
Panel discussion
SA-TIED Phase II launch: A panel discussion on the challenge of economic inclusion in South Africa and the need to implement structural reforms
5 May 2022
Sheraton Pretoria Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa
Past event
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