Call for Papers – UNU-WIDER Symposium on the Political Economy of Social Protection Systems Comparative analysis of the emergence of social protection in developing countries, as well as theoretical models and conceptual analysis are essential to address the key questions on this topic. Therefore, papers are invited to contribute to this Symposium covering aspects of the following areas: Theoretical political economy models Conceptual analysis of systems Country case studies of programmes and impacts Econometric analyses utilizing cross-country and panel data Regional comparative studies The deadline for submitting abstracts or draft manuscripts is 30 April 2015. Accepted applicants will be informed by 15 May 2015. http://www1.wider.unu.edu/tax4protection/article/call-papers