Local government’s punitive municipal bylaws put up high barriers for informal traders Haroon Bhorat Tim Köhler businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/col…

HAROON BHORAT (Haroon Bhorat, our colleague at Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU)): Getting the numbers right on the informal economy businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…

How can social protection strengthen societies during crises, tackle inequality, and foster inclusive growth? This June, 160+ experts gathered in Helsinki for the WIDER Development Conference. Check out the insights: go.unu.edu/e60Q7 #WIDERDevConf2025

IEA World Congress 2026, Belgrade | Call for papers Submission of papers for the upcoming IEA World Congress to be held in Belgrade on June 22-26, 2026 is open as of today.

UNU-WIDER invites original research submissions for the 2026 WIDER Development Conference in New Delhi. The conference convenes experts to discuss growth, governance, and geopolitics. Check the details and send your submission by Sept 1st 👉 go.unu.edu/hdUtm

Very grateful to be in Senegal 🇸🇳 for the first time this week for J-PAL Africa’s Summer School on advanced randomised evaluation design. Many thanks to J-PAL, CESAG, Agence Française de #Développement (AFD) 🇫🇷 🇪🇺, and others for hosting me!

📢 Just a few weeks left! Submit your paper by Aug 1st to be part of our 4th Annual Conference on Economic Opportunity (Oct 9–10), featuring opening remarks from Raj Chetty and a keynote by @DavidAutor. A great platform for both junior and senior scholars to share their work. ⬇️

🆕 Can governments promote long-term employment through wage subsidies? Lessons from North Macedonia Today on VoxDev w/ Alex Armand (NovaSBE), Pedro Carneiro (UCL Economics), Federico Tagliati (Banco de España) & Yiming Xia (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics): voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

Recruiting for 3 posts: 1) Nairobi based research assistant, 2) Joburg based research assistant, both (stata/econ background, field experience). 3) Remote data engineer (SQL required, ideally R/python/stata). Unfortunately only SA residents for post 2, others are open.

Are you an African economist living in Africa? We have funding available for African speakers attending the March 2026 CSAE Conference in Oxford, UK, and the CSAE Workshop in Addis Ababa Dec 2025, Ethiopia. Deadline 3 August csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-conferenc…

40 years of building a global network 🌐🧑‍🔬 UNU-WIDER operates globally through a network of expert partners. As Joseph Stiglitz explains, WIDER nurtures richer dialogue by connecting researchers worldwide. Watch the full video ➡️ go.unu.edu/PEdIv #WIDER40

Great to be here and catch up with old colleagues and meet new ones! Thanks to the UNU-WIDER #SATIED team for having me.

The #SATIED Work-in-Progress Workshop brought two days of: ▶️reflection on emerging research ▶️open exchange ▶️rigorous feedback The process deepened research analysis and sharpened its relevance for policymaking. Thank you to all who took part👏

Huge congrats, Patricia Justino! 👏👏👏

Educational attainment has grown significantly in SA. In 2001, the average working-age individual had 8.5 years of education compared to 10.6 years by 2023. In 2023, 46% of the working-age population had completed secondary schooling compared to 27% in 2001 - Tim Köhler

Great to be in Sydney🇦🇺 for the first time for the 2025 SIOE Conference hosted by UNSW. Turns out koalas are indeed real (and adorable!), and apparently sleep even more than academics after conference dinners.

⏳ Don’t miss out! 2 IGMozambique Calls for Papers are open! 🌍 Int’l Experts – 7 Sept → go.unu.edu/JAx0h 🇲🇿 Mozambique-based – 15 Sept → go.unu.edu/JHqBy #IGMCall4Papers4Roster #IGMCall4Papers2025 UEM - Moçambique UNU-WIDER

What??? You have not submitted yet?? #EconTwitter

Research opportunity! Our popular Visiting PhD Fellowship & Visiting Scholar programmes are now open for applications! Collaborate with mentors & peers at an international research institute. Apply by 30 Sept! Don’t miss out! 👉 go.unu.edu/1GR8b

Presenting this new joint work with Ihsaan and Surbhi Kesar at Southern Centre for Inequality Studies on Thursday! Please RSVP if interested!