On Thursday 8 December, the programme includes a special session on ‘Inequality and development’ featuring recent research from UNU-WIDER's WIID and SOUTHMOD - simulating tax and benefit policies for development Phase 2 projects.

The event will honor JOHN NASH, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Nash equilibrium. The workshop will offer the participants the opportunity to interact with some of the most productive researchers in Game Theory. The week-long event will consist of mini-courses, conferences and...

The theme for Rio 2010, The right to the City– bridging the urban divide is in harmony with UN-HABITAT’s flagship report, State of the World’s Cities 2010-2011. Concepts that will drive the discussions in Rio include the right to the city, bridging urban income gaps, reducing inequality...