Crisis-Ready Tax & Social Protection

UNU-WIDER is seeking proposals for original research on social protection and taxation in times of crises in developing countries. Proposals from individuals (or groups of individuals) as well as non-profit organizations are welcome. Submission deadline: 31 January 2022, 23:59 UTC+2

Under its Domestic Revenue Mobilization programme , the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics (UNU-WIDER), with support fromthe Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad),is requesting research proposals to improve the understanding of social protection and taxation in times of crises in the developing world.

In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, policymakers around the world sought to create a more solid financial system. A key part of the building process was to stress test the existing financial structures to detect and alleviate vulnerabilities. Beyond and above the difficulties in the financial markets, crises severely affect people’s...