The world at crossroads – securing the future generations

The WIDER Development Conference on securing the future generations is 14–16 May 2024, in Maputo, Mozambique.

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Andrea Vaccaro on how (the lack of) state experience shapes today’s fragile states

Andrea Vaccaro presents at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 March 2024. According to the prevailing paradigm in international development policy, well-functioning state institutions play a crucial role in facilitating effective international aid. Despite a significant increase in the number of fragile countries in recent years, there has been however limited progress in understanding how aid can be made more effective in these contexts. Our study argues that one of the main obstacles to this progress lies in the conceptualization and measurement of state fragility.

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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 2nd UN Roundtable on Extractives

On 9 December, 2020, Tony Addison and Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled "Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda in...

Wed, 9 December 2020
Online, Chile
Past event
Presentation
Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 1st UN Roundtable on Extractives

On 30 October, 2020, Tony Addison and Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled "Extractive Industries as an Engine for Sustainable Development: The Case of...

Fri, 30 October 2020
Past event
Workshop
Research collaboration on Ugandan administrative tax data

UNU-WIDER organized a two-day work-in-progress workshop jointly with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). The workshop was an internal meeting with collaborators contributing to research activities in Uganda related to increasing the use of the tax...

Wed, 23 October 2019 – Thu, 24 October 2019
Uganda Revenue Authority premises, Plot M193/M194, Nakawa industrial area, Kampala, Uganda
Past event
Seminar
Public Forum on extractive industry and development

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...

Tue, 26 March 2019
Complexo Pedagógico, Room 1501, Main Campus, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique
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Presentation
Tony Addison presents the extractives book at the OECD
Thu, 13 December 2018
OECD, Paris, France
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER researchers present at a conference of IMD in Maputo
Mon, 26 November 2018
Southern Sun Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Presentation
Extractives in development – Tony Addison addresses UN DESA

Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, is giving a presentation to the staff of UN DESA, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in New York on 19 November. The presentation shares findings from the UNU...

Mon, 19 November 2018
UN DESA, New York, United States
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Presentation
Tony Addison and Alan Roe present at the World Bank
Fri, 16 November 2018
World Bank, Washington, DC, United States
Past event
Presentation
The future of extractive industries – Tony Addison and Alan Roe present to World Bank 1818 Society

Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, and UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, Alan Roe will visit the World Bank in Washington, DC on 15 November. They will present to the World Bank 1818 society, the World Bank...

Thu, 15 November 2018
World Bank, Washington, DC, United States
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Presentation
Tony Addison and Alan Roe promote new book on extractives at the IMF
Wed, 14 November 2018
International Monetary Fund (IMF) , Washington, DC, United States
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Presentation
Extractive Industries presentation at New York’s Natural Resource Governance Institute

On Tuesday 13 November Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, is giving a presentation at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) in New York, addressing the NRGI staff. The presentation is linked to a new UNU-WIDER...

Tue, 13 November 2018
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) , New York, United States
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Presentation
Tony Addison talks in Oslo at a conference on fragility, taxation, and state-building

On 8 November Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, Tony Addison, is presenting in Oslo in a conference on The New Politics of Development: Fragility, Taxation and State-building. Addison will be chairing a session on taxation and state...

Thu, 8 November 2018
Forskningsparken, Oslo, Norway
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Presentation
Tony Addison presents at Norad
Wed, 7 November 2018
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), Oslo, Norway
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Presentation
Tony Addison presents at the UNCTAD World Investment Forum

On 26 October Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER Tony Addison is giving a presentation in a multi-disciplinary academic conference that takes place within the UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2018 in Geneva.

Fri, 26 October 2018
Palais des Nations, Av. de la Paix, Geneva, Switzerland
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Presentation
Tony Addison and Alan Roe talk extractives

Tony Addison and Alan Roe will discuss extractive industries at Oxford Policy Management seminar on 19 October

Fri, 19 October 2018
Oxford Policy Management, 52 Cornmarket Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Presentation
Researchers from extractives project present at Chatham House
Thu, 18 October 2018
Chatham House, 10 St James’s Square, London, United Kingdom
Past event
Project workshop
Work-in-progress workshop: Tax-benefit microsimulation analysis

UNU-WIDER is organizing a project workshop to discuss research papers currently being written on tax-benefit microsimulation analysis under the SOUTHMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development project.

Thu, 14 June 2018
UNU-WIDER Library, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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Project workshop
SOUTHMOD workshop 2018

Under the SOUTHMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development project UNU-WIDER is organizing a workshop for project contributors. The workshop is an opportunity for representatives of the country teams from Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana...

Wed, 13 June 2018
UNU-WIDER Library, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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Panel discussion
Global Solutions Summit 2018

The Global Solutions Summit 2018, held on May 28 and 29 in Berlin, Germany was organised by the Global Solutions Initiative. The summit addressed major G20 topics including the future of work, infrastructure for sustainable development, food security...

Mon, 28 May 2018 – Tue, 29 May 2018
Berlin, Germany
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Presentation
UNU-WIDER at the International Economics Association World Congress 2017

This year the International Economic Association held its World Conference in Mexico City. The five day event, held from 19th to 23rd of June, featured a huge variety of sessions on many of the key economic issues of the day, as well as keynotes by...

Mon, 19 June 2017 – Fri, 23 June 2017
Camino Real Hotel, Mariano Escobedo 700, Mexico City, Mexico
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Seminar
Tax and development - setting the agenda
Tue, 1 November 2016
Sustainability room, UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Project meeting
Extractive industries and development

The project meeting on extractive industries and development brings together academics, experts, independent consultants, as well as private and public sector representatives, to discuss joint work on extractives and their relationship to sustainable...

Mon, 11 April 2016 – Tue, 12 April 2016
Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland
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Project workshop
Training course for SOUTHMOD model building

UNU-WIDER arranged a training course on building tax-benefit microsimulation models for researchers and data experts engaged in the new SOUTHMOD - Simulating tax and benefit policies for development project that aims to build new microsimulation...

Mon, 29 February 2016 – Fri, 4 March 2016
Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre, 243 Glen Gory Road, Benoni, South Africa
Past event
Policy workshop
Using tax administration data for research purposes

UNU-WIDER and International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) organize a policy workshop on ‘Using tax administration data for research purposes’ in Addis Ababa, on 9 February 2016. The workshop brings together officials from tax authorities...

Tue, 9 February 2016
Capital Hotel, Hailegebresilasse Avenue, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Past event
Project meeting
UNU-WIDER Symposium - The political economy of social protection in developing countries
Mon, 8 February 2016 – Wed, 10 February 2016
Hilton Mexico City Reforma, Avenida Juárez 70, Cuauhtemoc, Centro, Mexico City, Mexico
Past event
Seminar
World Food Day seminar: Food security, social protection, and living soils
Thu, 29 October 2015
University of Helsinki Main Building, room 12 (3rd floor), Fabianinkatu 33, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
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