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The Unpromised Land: Elites and Human Capital Development in 20th-Century Peru
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring  Hector Paredes, a PhD Student at the Paris School of Economics working on Development, Globalisation, Political Economy and Trade.
        
                    
        
        
                    
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High-level Conference on Women, Peace and Digital Transformation: Economic Inclusion for Lasting Stability
On 17 November 2025, ERIA and UNU will co-host a conference focused on increasing women’s digital inclusion to unlock their potential in driving economic and social stability.
        
                    
        
        
                    
            Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Technological Change and Production Specialisation in the Green and Digital Transition
María de las Mercedes Menéndez de Medina
        
                    
        
        
                    
            Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on the creation and diffusion of novel technologies
Davide Bonaglia
        
                    
        
        
                    
            Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? Host Country Corruption, Multinational Firms’ Foreign Direct Investment, and Innovation
Negash Haile Dedho
        
                    
        
        
                    
            
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