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The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the UN: What you need to know

21 Aug 2025

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A Year in the MPP: Growth, Connection and Everything in Between

05 Aug 2025

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Share The Invisibility of Hidden Poverty: Reflections from a Social Protection Perspective

22 Jul 2025

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From Numbers to People: A Liberian Public Servant's Journey through the MPP

17 Jul 2025

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Trapped in Poverty: Persistent Poverty in the Context of Global Crises

PhD defence Teresa Janz

12 Sep 2025, 13:00 - 14:30

Poverty

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PhD defence: Innovative capacity in low-tech service firms: An analysis of the Brazilian boutique hotels and pest control sectors

Marcia da Mota Daros, UNU-MERIT

22 Sep 2025, 16:00 - 17:30

Economic growth

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PhD Defence: The Challenges of South America’s Lithium Triangle: Industrial Policies for an Emerging Global Value Chain

Mauricio Cespedes Quironga, UNU-MERIT

23 Sep 2025, 10:00 - 11:30

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PhD Defence: Essays on Economic Complexity, International Trade and Minerals Economics

Jorge Valverde-Carbonell

24 Sep 2025, 13:00 - 14:30

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