World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) is the first research and training centre of the United Nations University (UNU), established in Helsinki, Finland in 1984. UNU-WIDER undertakes applied research and policy analysis on global development and poverty issues.
Events More...
- 11 July 2008 WIDER Conference on Southern Engines of Global Growth: China, India, Brazil, and South Africa (CIBS): Financial Flows and Capital Markets; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 21 August 2008 WIDER Project Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Concepts, Measurements, and Impacts.
- 5 September 2008 WIDER Conference on Southern Engines of Global Growth: Africa and CIBS (China, India, Brazil and South Africa); Johannesburg, South Africa
- 26 September 2008 WIDER Conference on Frontiers of Poverty Analysis
- 30 October 2008 WIDER-MERIT Research Workshop on Entrepreneurship, Technological Innovation, and Development
- 15 December 2008 UNU-WIDER Project Workshop Beyond the Tipping Point: Asian Development in an Urban World
NewsMore...
- 2 July 2008 - Photo gallery
WIDER Conference on Country Role Models Photo gallery. Read more... - 23 June 2008 - WIDER Press release: Rapid growth in large emerging economies is changing the balance of world power
Read more... - 31 May 2008 - WIDER Angle 2008-1
Read more... - 30 April 2008 - Vacancy announcement; Director, L-7
Closing Date: 31 July 2008 Read more...
New PublicationsMore...
- Inequality and Growth in Modern China Edited by Guanghua Wan
- Globalization and the Poor in Asia: Can Shared Growth be Sustained? Edited by Machiko Nissanke and Erik Thorbecke
- Domestic Resource Mobilization and Financial Development Edited by George Mavrotas
- Financial Development, Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction Edited by Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis and George Mavrotas
- Development Finance in the Global Economy: The Road Ahead Edited by Tony Addison and George Mavrotas
- Focus: Achieving Growth in the Pacific Mark McGillivray, Wim Naudé and Amelia Santos-Paulino