Economic status

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Event

COVID-19 and the Informal Economy

ONLINE: On 30 May, UNU-WIDER will co-host a webinar to launch the book COVID-19 and Informal Economy.

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Event

ASEAN Ambassadors’ Panel Discussion: The Future of South-East Asia as an Epicentre of Growth

MAASTRICHT and ONLINE: On 15 November, UNU-MERIT will co-organize this event to explore the pivotal role of ASEAN diplomacy.

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Lecture

Sustainable Cities and Structural Transformation in Africa in the Twenty-first Century

On 9 November 2023, UNU-WIDER and the African Cities Research Consortium will host a lecture by Dr. Arkebe Oqubay.

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Seminar

The Motherhood Effect on Women's Labour Trajectories: Preliminary Results

On 15 November 2023, the UNU-WIDER Seminar Series will host a presentation by Gabriela Zapata Román.

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Conference

The Challenge of Creating Better Jobs in Developing Countries

On 14–15 December 2022, UNU will co-organise a conference on identifying solutions to jobs challenges in low- and middle-income countries.

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Seminar

Women’s Work — Routes to Social and Economic Empowerment

To commemorate International Women’s Day, UNU-WIDER will organise the webinar "Women’s Work — Routes to Social and Economic Empowerment".

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News

Workshop Explores Industrial Skills Development in Developing Countries

The event discussed opportunities and challenges of technical and vocational education and training.

04 Mar 2022

Announcement

Call for Papers: 2022 UNU-WIDER Development Conference

The conference will bring together specialists from around the world to discuss, analyse and understand the latest broad-based research on inequality.

27 Jan 2022

Event

COVID-19 and Development – Effects and New Realities for the Global South

The 2021 WIDER Development Conference will discuss impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in the Global South and how to support recovery.

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Project

Economic Transformation Database (ETD)

This project aims to provide sectoral data on employment and productivity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, to facilitate structural change.

09 Dec 2020