United Nations University - MERIT
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@UN research centre, graduate school and innovation think tank. We promote international development through science, technology and public policy analysis.
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🕒 Only 3 Days Left to Enroll! Join our Public Policy Analysis course coordinated by Bruno Martorano. Learn how public policy shape through stakeholder interactions and develop skills in quantitative and qualitative analysis. 📍 Online 🔗 bit.ly/46EtdHD
Meet Arsh Ajmera, a 25-year-old communicator from India. Being the person in charge of United Nations University - MERIT's social media, Arsh helps amplify the institute’s research and educational impact 📈 #MeetUNUYouth #UNUYouthMonth #YouthLead
Meet Anna, a 31-year-old peace fighter and literature enthusiast from Ukraine. At United Nations University - MERIT, she works on topics related to #SDG16 (peace, justice and strong institutions) 🕊️🏛️ Check out her work: buff.ly/3YAUxVl #MeetUNUYouth #UNUYouthMonth #YouthDay UN Youth Office
🚨🚨🚨 Does austerity impact political participation by changing people’s preferences for redistribution? Answer: yes, they do! Our paper (w/ Patricia Justino and Laura Metzger) is now forthcoming - Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics! A 🧵: shorturl.at/mqGwd
⚽ Meet Teresa Janz, a 27-year-old climate activist from Germany. Her work at United Nations University - MERIT revolves around the impact of weather shocks on #poverty and the effectiveness of #SocialAssistance programmes. Check out her work: buff.ly/3AuRUdC #MeetUNUYouth #UNUYouthMonth
Hear from participants of the ‘Catalyzing the Digital Future for Sustainability’ Summer School, held in collaboration with United Nations University - MERIT, to advance #DigitalTransformation and sustainability worldwide! EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 youtube.com/watch?v=2qO5d4…
How effective are poverty graduation programmes when the asset transfer size varies? Can more poor households be supported? Hear Christine Valente (University of Bristol) presenting her research next Thursday. 📅 12 Sept, 12:00-13:00 CEST 📍 UNU-MERIT & online ➡️ bit.ly/4dL6pJf
What development challenges do middle-income countries face, particularly those in Latin America? Join our UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Chair seminar on Tuesday, featuring guest speaker Carlos Bianchi from Universidad de la República in Uruguay. 📅 10 Sept, 12:00 CEST 📍 UNU-MERIT & online ➡️ bit.ly/4dNuL57
THURSDAY: Can adjusting the asset transfer sizes of poverty 'graduation' programmes allow more households to benefit from these interventions? Don't miss our upcoming seminar featuring Christine Valente (University of Bristol). 📅 12 Sept 📍UNU-MERIT & online ➡️ bit.ly/4dL6pJf
How can we encourage investment in developing countries' #infrastructure? UNU-MERIT Professorial Fellow Anthony Bartzokas and Dilek Cetindamar (UTS Research) share their recommendations in this blog, based on a policy brief they prepared for #G20Brazil. bit.ly/3MHpQqe