UNU-WIDER

How can African countries gain more from exports?

Our #SATIED seminar with Marco Sanfilippo explored why changing local content rules may do little for existing exporters, and how simpler certification could help smaller firms.

📹go.unu.edu/pwQyf

Good international tax rules need good evidence.

At the ATAF Annual Meetings, UNU-WIDER is sharing new empirical estimates on the potential revenue gains from proposed UN rules for taxing cross-border services

Read more: go.unu.edu/2mVjw

How can economies create better jobs—and protect workers when jobs disappear?

At #Jobs4Dev 2026, Justin Yifu Lin and Uta Schönberg shared two perspectives on industrialization, job losses, and AI.

Read our interviews: go.unu.edu/iL9Zh

Internship applications open!

We have 3 openings in communications, tech, and publications support, offering hands-on experience in international development.

📅 Apply by 22 Nov 2026
🔗 go.unu.edu/J2Vbk

What did we learn from the 2026 #Jobs4Dev conference?

Better jobs need productive firms, AI brings opportunities and risks, and inequalities persist despite improved access to education.

Sam Jones and Rodrigo Oliveira reflect on lessons from Hong Kong: go.unu.edu/iZEFi