Timothy Shipp (@timothyshipp) 's Twitter Profile
Timothy Shipp

@timothyshipp

Stakeholder in the fate of Planet Earth. Writer, MA #Globaldev, currently work at UNU-World Institute of Development Economics Research. views are my own.

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linkhttp://bit.ly/2c3iptz calendar_today09-09-2012 18:20:00

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While all vulnerable populations will suffer, a gender lens is warranted as women, in particular, are ranked lowest in the hierarchy of caste, class or religious stratification | Hema Swaminathan and Rahul Lahoti thewire.in/women/coronavi…

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We're pleased to be joined by Minister of Finance and Public Credit Republic of Colombia and #WIDERAlumni Jose Antonio Ocampo - he joins the stage sharing unique insights into the policy approaches in Colombia. #WIDERDevConf2022 Economía Uniandes #VIICongresoEconómico

We're pleased to be joined by Minister of Finance and Public Credit Republic of Colombia and #WIDERAlumni <a href="/JoseA_Ocampo/">Jose Antonio Ocampo</a> - he joins the stage sharing unique insights into the policy approaches in Colombia. 
#WIDERDevConf2022 <a href="/EconomiaUAndes/">Economía Uniandes</a> #VIICongresoEconómico
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Santiago Levy brings up the policy solution of Conditional Cash Transfers. In Latin America over the last 20 years these programmes have proven to increase human capital - except that this has not also bought the better jobs that people need to reduce #inequality.

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"Employment is the most important tool in poverty reduction" says Jose Antonio Ocampo. And in the social policy area he says universal systems are essential. But there has to be ways to target the most vulnerable to reduce #inequality.

"Employment is the most important tool in poverty reduction" says <a href="/JoseA_Ocampo/">Jose Antonio Ocampo</a>. And in the social policy area he says universal systems are essential. But there has to be ways to target the most vulnerable to reduce #inequality.
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How to reduce inequality? An impressive panel is answering that question right now - live stream - youtu.be/I55nXqpAstM #WIDERDevConf2022

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I played 'It dont bother me' by Scott and Charlene's Wedding on repeat while working for about 40 minutes this morning. Surprisingly helpful.

Thom Hartmann (@thom_hartmann) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Amazing things happened in America the last time we taxed billionaires at 90%. It’s an incredible story that every American should know! hartmannreport.com/p/what-happens…

UNU-WIDER (@unuwider) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 Today, we release the #WIID Explorer, new tool for accessing & analysing our data on income #inequality. With it, you can access global income #inequality statistics, conduct independent analysis, and create graphs, charts, and tables. Find out more! go.unu.edu/zooEo

📢 Today, we release the #WIID Explorer, new tool for accessing &amp; analysing our data on income #inequality. With it, you can access global income #inequality statistics, conduct independent analysis, and create graphs, charts, and tables. Find out more! go.unu.edu/zooEo
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We just released the #WIIDExplorer to make the comparable income inequality data in the WIID Companion accessible to everyone. This was one of my pet projects over the past year and a lot of hard work from the UNU-WIDER team has gone into it. Please share! go.unu.edu/ImDe9

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Are knowledge monopolies driving global inequalities? 🤔 Discover how the control over knowledge has shaped economic fortunes across the globe and why reforming the knowledge economy is crucial for equitable development in this new blog post go.unu.edu/qd2g1 Cambridge University Press

Are knowledge monopolies driving global inequalities? 🤔

Discover how the control over knowledge has shaped economic fortunes across the globe and why reforming the knowledge economy is crucial for equitable development in this new blog post

go.unu.edu/qd2g1 <a href="/CambridgeUP/">Cambridge University Press</a>
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The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) just got a major update! 📊Detailed income inequality stats up to 2022 📊WIID Companion for easy comparisons 📊Global and regional income distributions down to the percentile level! 🔍 Explore what's new go.unu.edu/FdMod

The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) just got a major update!

 📊Detailed income inequality stats up to 2022
 📊WIID Companion for easy comparisons 
 📊Global and regional income distributions down to the percentile level! 

🔍 Explore what's new go.unu.edu/FdMod
@rodrigooliveira.bsky.social (@rod_coliveira) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 Big news for inequality researchers & policy-makers! UNU-WIDER has just released a major update to the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) — the most comprehensive source of global income inequality data. wider.unu.edu/news/unu-wider… 🧵👇

📢 Big news for inequality researchers &amp; policy-makers!

<a href="/UNUWIDER/">UNU-WIDER</a> has just released a major update to the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) — the most comprehensive source of global income inequality data.

wider.unu.edu/news/unu-wider…

🧵👇