UNU-WIDER MOOC on Decent work and economic growth: Achieving SDG 8
17 videos • 263 views • by UNU-WIDER UNU-WIDER is excited to launch our newest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on SDG 8! This 6-week course provides an in-depth look at new UNU-WIDER research on structural transformation, the developer's dilemma, and transforming informal work and livelihoods, including findings on the effects of COVID-19. Learn from distinguished researchers and practitioners in the field of development economics and policy. Course leaders Kunal Sen, UNU-WIDER Director and professor of development economics, University of Manchester, and Martha Chen, Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Co-Founder and Board Member, WIEGO, Chair of BRAC Global Board, and Chair of the WIDER Board, are joined by guest lecturers Andy Sumner, Gary S. Fields, and Mike Rogan, who together bring decades of experience and have contributed to groundbreaking research. The course provides research insights that can support policymaking towards the achievement of SDG 8, promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. Join us: https://go.unu.edu/2j3pE