Centre for the Study of African Economies

The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) is a research centre jointly hosted by the Blavatnik School of Government and Oxford University's Department of Economics.

CSAE is the natural home of much of the research and policy work on African economic development issues at the Blavatnik School of Government and the University of Oxford in general. Its aim is to improve economic and social conditions in the poorest societies.

Centre for the Study of African Economies
About the programme

CSAE research is based on detailed local knowledge, and often involves intensive data collection leading to unique data sets which give researchers unrivalled insight into the underlying issues, using advanced quantitative analysis. Insights gained are used in policy advisory work addressing questions in the economic and political spheres as well as in civil society in developing countries.

Several Blavatnik School staff members are also members of CSAE, enhancing research collaboration, policy outreach and impact.

Centre for the Study of African Economies website
Twitter: @oxford_csae

Improving economic and social conditions in the poorest societies

People

Stefan Dercon
Director
Donna Harris
Research Officer
Mahreen Mahmud
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Development Economics
Pascal Jaupart
Postdoctoral Research Officer
Karlijn Morsink
Visiting Scholar 2018-2019
Giulio Schinaia
Research Assistant in Development Economics
Marta Grabowska
Research Assistant in Development Economics
Axel Eizmendi larrinaga
Research Assistant in Development Economics
Research update
Stefan Dercon appointed advisor to UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Stefan Dercon has been appointed Policy Advisor to the newly created Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in the UK government.
In the media
Pandemic threatens African economic success

Paul Collier writes on the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on African countries 

Financial Times
In the media
How to protect the poor in the time of COVID-19?

Kate Orkin co-authors a piece on how developing countries governments can best ensure widespread and effective social protection

VoxDev
In the media
Coronavirus Meets Hunger Pandemic: Give The Poor Cash Grants To Prevent A Food Crisis?

In a Bloomberg QuickTake video, Kate Orkin argues that cash-transfers are an effective tool for low and middle-income countries and sought to debunk some of the negative myths surrounding them

Bloomberg
Research update
Stefan Dercon's 'no-regret policies' for the COVID-19 crisis in developing countries

Professor Stefan Dercon  offers nine ideas for ‘no-regrets’ policymaking in the developing world.
In the media
Beyond 100 Days

Kate Orkin, senior research fellow in behavioural economics, talks about public adherence to health advice during events like the current coronavirus outbreak

BBC News
Event
Nigeria in Transition: Panel on the Nigerian elections

A panel discussion held as part of the Nigeria in Transition workshop

28 February
2019
Video
Video
Proud to Belong - the Brazilian Federal Highway Police's fight against corruption
In the media
The West’s insistence on early election in Zimbabwe has let bad blood flow again

An opinion piece by Paul Collier

The Times