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Policy makers seeking inclusive growth frequently face the developer s dilemma between prioritizing structural transformation, which is potentially inequitable, and keeping a check on rising economic inequality... Structural transformation Economic inequality Economic development UNU-WIDER ongoing work on the effect of COVID-19 on the economies, states, and societies of the Global South It is clear that COVID-19 will have serious implications for economies, states, and societies of the Global South. At UNU-WIDER we are reorienting our work to think through what those implications are and possible mitigation and adaptation measures... In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, at least 95 countries declared a national emergency, empowering governments to act in ways they would not normally to protect citizens... The world needs a people s vaccine for COVID-19 one provided universally, and accessible to the entire world population. A patent-protected vaccine could ultimately exclude many people from being vaccinated and protected... COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine As the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, developing nations are struggling to deliver economic assistance and public services to their citizens, under pressures of fiscal constraints and tax revenue losses... Tax-benefit microsimulation tax-benefit policy Individual poverty Youths in the Middle East and North Africa face the highest unemployment rates in the world. Those who are employed are pushed to accept informal sector jobs that are insecure, unsafe, and lack non-wage benefits... vulnerable employment Informality youth unemployment For a growing number of countries in Africa the discovery of natural resources is a great opportunity, but one accompanied by considerable risks. There is an extensive literature linking natural resource dependence to poor economic performance... Mining Extractive industries Industrial policy by Patricia Justino, Marinella Leone, Pierfrancesco Rolla, Monique Abimpaye November 2020 Monetary policy affects the real economy through various channels, including the interest rate, exchange rate, credit, and asset price channels. The credit channel has recently received considerable attention... credit channel Firm heterogeneity Financial constraints Thanks to the updated version of the Government Revenue Dataset ( GRD ) we are now able to gain a clear picture of tax and other revenue trends in over 190 countries over the past four decades, now up until 2018... Government revenue Taxation Data UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual with strong web and systems development skills to join the institute’s ICT Team. Reference number: 2020/UNU/WIDER/PSA/WD/53 UNU-WIDER work programme 2019-2023: Transforming economies, states, and societies Creating, strengthening, and sharing knowledge for development Over the period 2019–23 UNU-WIDER research will focus on the interlinked development challenges of transforming economies, states, and societies. These transformations are central... UNU-WIDERUnited Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-00160 Helsinki, Finland Tel: +358(0)9 6159911Fax: +358(0)9 61599333 Mail: wider@wider.unu.edu

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