kunal sen

Director of @UNUWIDER. Professor of Development Economics @GlobalDevInst

[Alicia GarciaHerrero 艾西亞 @Aligarciaherrer]

I remember working in #Venezuela during the banking crisis in 1993 and feeling where the country was heading. No matter how terrible Chavez and Maduro might have been for this beautiful and once prosperous country, the way the Trump administration has decided to end this regime will only create more problems in the future, in Venezuela and elsewhere (Taiwan, Greenland might be next in different ways). The response of European leaders is appallingly weak, so Greenland might come before Taiwan. Europe has shown how easy it can be.

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

New year, new research 📚

Our Cambridge Elements in Development Economics series continues with a new title: Trade in Tasks: A New Perspective to International Trade, Structural Change and Economic Development.
More forthcoming, stay tuned: https://t.co/9zsSZu8FYF

[OECD Development @OECDdev]

Poverty persists due to slow and uneven growth, rising inequality and vulnerability to crises. Solutions do exist.

In the @OECD Development Co-operation Report, @TimothyShipp, @kunalsen5 and @apvjustino from @UNUWIDER discuss steps to #EndPoverty.

🔗 https://t.co/n3IasoaM53

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

Happening soon!

What is the role of services in driving equitable and sustainable development?

At #UNCTAD16, @kunalsen5 delivers a keynote focusing on services as a new frontier of economic transformation. Read below on how to join online 👇

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

Can services be the new frontier for economic transformation?

At #UNCTAD16, @kunalsen5 shared insights on how services drive equitable development in the Global South. The remarks were based on our book, Varieties of Structural Transformation. Read here: https://t.co/03cpQc0Ki0

[Boston University Global Development Policy Center @GDP_Center]

The global framework for assessing + managing debt sustainability in low- + middle-income countries has rested on a glaring fallacy, write @KevinPGallagher @JoseA_Ocampo + @kunalsen5 in @ProSyn.

They argue the entire system should be rethought: https://t.co/Pitze2Je9Y

[Luis Felipe López-Calva @LFLopezCalva]

Excellent news! Congratulations to Patricia (@apvjustino) and to @UNUWIDER.

We have collaborated on interesting and impactful projects for over a decade. She will be a fantastic Director, building on the legacy of Kunal Sen (@kunalsen5).

The @WBG_Poverty looks forward to continuing its great partnership with UNU-WIDER under Patricia’s leadership.

[Gareth Wall PhD @garethjwall]

Very pleased to be able to attend the @CapabilityApp #HDCA2025 conference at @UniofBradford where @kunalsen5 is giving the Mahbub ul Haq lecture

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

India’s minimum wage raised the pay of the poorest workers & narrowed wage gaps, without job losses. The next challenge: making these gains last & moving toward a living wage. Blog by @saloni_econ, @kanmahajan & @kunalsen5 👉 https://t.co/nllSUhAJdR

[Human Development @HDRUNDP]

Another highlight of #HDCA2025 was the Mahbub ul-Haq Lecture delivered by Prof. Kunal Sen, Director of @UNUWIDER, on “Is inequality an inevitable consequence of economic development?” 🌍✨ Congratulations to @kunalsen5!

This annual lecture series features leading academics or practitioners who have made significant contributions to the field of #HumanDevelopment. Wonderful comments by Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti and Ann Mitchell.

Photos by @CapabilityApp

[kunal sen @kunalsen5]

UNU WIDER : Kunal Sen gives the 2025 Mahbub-ul-Haq Memorial Lecture at HDCA https://t.co/eTS0B2d0sc

[kunal sen @kunalsen5]

Call for Papers: Conference on the Future of Development Economics - Deadline: Sept 30th. https://t.co/sUVHV2srJR

[Boston University Global Development Policy Center @GDP_Center]

In @ProSyn, @KevinPGallagher @JoseA_Ocampo + @kunalsen5 argue that the global framework for debt sustainability needs to be rethought, moving from a narrow focus on debt reduction to one that accommodates growth-enhancing investment.

Read more: https://t.co/ZcVHDti3ep

[Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay @AbhiroopMukho]

UNU WIDER : WIDER Development Conference: Growth, governance, and geopolitics in a fractured world order: https://t.co/J2x0Mr8INv
It's in Delhi 18-20th March 2026 ! Last Date for Submission: 1st Sept 2025 #EconTwitter

[Tony Addison @TonysAngle]

🌍Sovereign Wealth Funds in Africa🌍
by @TonysAngle & @Amirlbd
in a new (Open Access)
@UNUWIDER book ed. by Rose Ngugi & @kunalsen5 https://t.co/gf78yjKBKr

[kunal sen @kunalsen5]

@JustinSandefur Congratulations, Justin!

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

Only by embracing a new approach to developing-country debt will we unblock the investment flows that these countries so desperately need to kickstart growth, write @KevinPGallagher, @JoseA_Ocampo, and @kunalsen5. https://t.co/Tpvqp4CLMA

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

The current @IMFNews/@WorldBank Debt Sustainability Framework has backfired, leading to persistent forecast errors and higher-than-anticipated debt ratios, note @KevinPGallagher, @JoseA_Ocampo, and @kunalsen5. https://t.co/Tpvqp4CLMA

[kunal sen @kunalsen5]

Getting Debt Sustainability Right in Developing Countries by Kevin P. Gallagher, et al @ProSyn https://t.co/SRfEP6u3VF

[kunal sen @kunalsen5]

Delighted to be a Founding Fellow of the Royal Economic Society. Royal Economic Society announces Founding Fellows - Royal Economic Society https://t.co/hx4crK9Fdi