Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology

Innovation for Sustainable Development

UNU-MERIT is a research and training institute that aims to unlock the full potential of comprehensive innovation for sustainable development.

Read about UNU-MERIT
Image of UNU-MERIT building in Maastricht

Latest News

Negash and Rene_UNU MERIT

Blog Post

Fighting Corruption from Home: How Multinational Firms Learn to Navigate Corrupt Markets

26 Aug 2025

PhD summer school 2025_2_UNU-MERIT

Article

How the PhD Summer School on the Economics of the Twin Transitions is Shaping the Future of Innovation Policy

25 Aug 2025

Peace Palace_the Hague_UN

Article

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

21 Aug 2025

Margarida UNU MERIT end of year blog

Blog Post

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

05 Aug 2025

Upcoming Events

Showing 1-4 of 9 results

Seminar

Ethnic Favouritism in Environmental Disaster Payouts.

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Sumeet Gulati, a Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics at the University of British Columbia.

-

Degree Defense

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

-

Degree Defense

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

Mauricio Cespedes Quironga, UNU-MERIT

-

Degree Defense

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

Jorge Valverde-Carbonell

-

MERIT Banner

Policy Pulse Newsletter

Stay informed with monthly updates on our latest research, upcoming events, job opportunities, and more from UNU-MERIT.
SUBSCRIBE NOW