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The next CSAE Lunchtime Seminar is with
@arash-n.bsky.social @IIES.su.se @stockholmuni.bsky.social on 'Who Can Have It All?'. #EconSky #development

🗓Wed 11 Mar, 12:30
Manor Rd Building, Oxford
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/events

📢 Upcoming @novafrica.bsky.social
with Prof. #StefanoCaria @oxfordcsae.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

“Training to end poverty”

📅 Wednesday, 04th March | 11:30 AM | Room D004 #NovaSBE & Online

🔗Read more about this seminar: lnkd.in/eB4eBiSk

🔗Join via Teams: tinyurl.com/jb9mma5y

We're excited to welcome @jainr.bsky.social (@econ.uzh.ch) to Oxford today to present the CSAE Lunchtime Seminar.

Join us at 12:30 in the Manor Road Building 👇

EVENT: Blavatnik Book Talk: Reform as Process

Civil service reform is vital – and difficult. Join Martin Williams in conversation with Dean Ngaire Woods on his new book, Reform as Process: Implementing Change in Public Bureaucracies.

Register ⬇️
https://ow.ly/LlZn50Yl0BV

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The next CSAE Lunchtime Seminar is with
@jainr.bsky.social (@econ.uzh.ch) on 'How Prosocial Motives Shape Market Exchange: Experimental Evidence from Street Vending'. #EconSky #development

🗓Wed 04 Mar, 12:30
Manor Rd Building, Oxford
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/events

Can restricting mining reduce violent conflict? Myanmar’s 2016 mining moratorium substantially reduced violent conflict by cutting off armed groups’ access to resource rents and pushing workers into alternative livelihoods, demonstrating that delib...

Can restricting mining reduce violent conflict?

CSAE's @nansandi.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social examines Myanmar’s 2016 mining moratorium, which restricted new licences in an effort to promote more responsible mining, in this @voxdev.bsky.social article 👇

voxdev.org/topic/instit...

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📣 The Call for Submissions to the 2026 What Works Hub for Global Education Conference is now open!

➡️ Visit our website to learn more about the conference and how to submit your findings on implementation of foundational learning policies and programmes at scale in the Global South: buff.ly/bgCN1t2

Improving implementation while scaling: Differentiated Learning in Ghana - What Works Hub for Global Education This note shares early implementation science insights from scaling Differentiated Learning (DL) to 16,000+ schools.

💡 How can large-scale government and World Bank programmes be improved in real-time? A partnership between the World Bank and @wwhglobaled.bsky.social used A/B testing to keep implementation on track in the context of a large-scale TaRL programme in Ghana.
www.wwhge.org/resources/im...

Inequality, Poverty and Oxford Social Sciences - YouTube

How can we understand the causes of inequality to help build fairer societies? #SSDInequality
Hear from researchers across our Division, with topics including poverty and health outcomes, child marriage prevention, the gig economy and more.
🎥Watch now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in Kenya Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Giving unconditional, one-off cash transfers to pregnant women in rural Kenya reduces infant mortality by 49% finds research from @oxfordecondept.bsky.social, @eggerdennis.bsky.social
Read 'Can Cash Transfers Save Lives' here: www.nber.org/papers/w34152
#SSDInequality

We're excited to welcome Jonathan Weigel to Oxford today for the CSAE Lunchtime Seminar.

Join us at 12:30 in the Manor Road Lecture Theatre. 👇

Can restricting mining reduce violent conflict? Myanmar’s 2016 mining moratorium substantially reduced violent conflict by cutting off armed groups’ access to resource rents and pushing workers into alternative livelihoods, demonstrating that delib...

🆕 Can restricting mining reduce violent conflict?

Today on VoxDev, @nansandi.bsky.social (@blavatnikschool.bsky.social) discusses how Myanmar's 2016 mining moratorium substantially reduced violent conflict by cutting off armed groups’ access to resource rents: voxdev.org/topic/instit...

CSAE graphic with maroon and navy background for The next CSAE Lunchtime Seminar is with Jonathan Weigel (UC Berkeley) on 'How Market Access Shapes Wellbeing and Values: Experimental Evidence from the D.R. Congo'. #EconSky #development 🗓Wed 25 Feb, 12:30 Manor Rd Building, Oxford

The next CSAE Lunchtime Seminar is with
Jonathan Weigel (UC Berkeley) on 'How Market Access Shapes Wellbeing and Values: Experimental Evidence from the D.R. Congo'. #EconSky #development

🗓Wed 25 Feb, 12:30
Manor Rd Building, Oxford
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/events

Giustizia sociale: il potere sia usato come forza per il bene - L'Osservatore Romano A dispetto dei miglioramenti povertà estrema in crescita per centinaia di migliaia di persone

'Let power be used as a force for good'

The Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, published an article by CSAE Director @gamblingondev.bsky.social as part of economists’ reflections on Dilexi Te, Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic exhortation on love for the poor.
www.osservatoreromano.va/it/news/2026...

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⏰ 📣 Registration CLOSING TODAY for the CSAE Conference 2026! cvent.me/14vDL1

Last chance to register and join us for 3 days of discussions on a range of topics around #economic #development in Africa (22 - 24 March 2026 in Oxford, UK). #OxCSAE2026

Why should you attend the CSAE Conference? The CSAE Conference is a three day annual event that brings together development economists from around the world to discuss economic development in Africa. Filmed at the CSAE Conference 2024, this…

⏰ 📣 Registration closing for the CSAE Conference 2026 tomorrow Sunday 22 February! cvent.me/14vDL1

Join us for 3 days of discussions on a range of topics around #economic #development in Africa (22 - 24 March 2026 in Oxford, UK).
Why should you attend? Find out👇️

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⏰ 📣 Registration closing for the CSAE Conference 2026 this week on Sunday 22 February! cvent.me/14vDL1

Don't miss out, register by ⏰ 22 February (23:59 GMT) to join us for three days of discussions on a range of topics around #economic #development in Africa (22 - 24 March 2026 in Oxford, UK).

Why firms under-promote women – and how experimentation can fix it In Bangladesh’s garment sector, firms often under-promote women because of biased beliefs and distorted learning about women’s managerial ability. However, temporary, low-risk trials can correct these...

🆕 Why firms under-promote women – and how experimentation can fix it

Today on VoxDev, Rocco Macchiavello (LSE), @amenzelecon.bsky.social (Padova), @atonurabbani.bsky.social (Dhaka) & Chris Woodruff (Oxford) discuss correcting beliefs on female managers in Bangladesh: voxdev.org/topic/labour...

🆕 What happens when humanitarian #aid is cut or delayed?

New research from a major refugee camp in #Kenya shows sharp impacts on food security, overall welfare, and local markets.

Read more on ‪VoxDev, with Vittorio Bruni & Olivier Sterck (@oliviersterck.bsky.social‬)
🔗 voxdev.org/topic/instit...

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📢 Save the date: the What Works Hub for Global Education Conference 2026 will take place on 15–16 September this year!

📍 The conference will be held at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford, UK, & it will be accessible online.

#WWHGEConf26 #ImplementationScience

EVENT: Blavatnik Book Talk: Reform as Process

Civil service reform is vital – and difficult. Join Martin Williams in conversation with Dean Ngaire Woods on his new book, Reform as Process: Implementing Change in Public Bureaucracies.

Register ⬇️
https://ow.ly/GVbU50Yhtw8

We're delighted to welcome @johannesmboehm.bsky.social to Oxford today for the CSAE Lunchtime Seminar (joint with the @oxfordecondept.bsky.social).

Join us at 12:30 today in the Manor Road Building (Room G). 👇

CSAE Conference 2026 CSAE Conference 2026: Economic Development in Africa

Yes, we will be live streaming the panel discussion. We'll post the live stream links on the CSAE website nearer to the event. www.csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-confere...

Speakers:
🔹@stefanocaria.bsky.social
🔹Max Duncan
🔹Pramila Krishnan
🔹Arkebe Oqubay Metiku

Chair: @gamblingondev.bsky.social

#OxCSAE2026 @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social @soasdevelopment.bsky.social
cvent.me/mW25zA

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⏰Registration closing in 5 days!

Don't miss out, register for the CSAE Conference 2026 today cvent.me/4mMOvq

The opening panel will start with a screening of the film Made in Ethiopia (2024), followed by the discussion 'Made in Africa: An Assessment'

📆22 March, 14:15 onwards
Speaker info in 🧵

A celebration of the career of Professor Sir Paul Collier YouTube video by Blavatnik School of Government

Sir Paul Collier, Professor at the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social & co-founder of the CSAE, is retiring.

This month, BSG hosted a celebratory event to reflect on Paul’s work & explore the issues he has spent his career addressing.

Available to watch online👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMNF...

We’re happy to host Stefano Caria (University of Oxford @oxfordcsae.bsky.social) at Dep of Law at Roma Tre University for a new talk in the Inequality InRome seminar series 🗓️
He'll present: Training to End Poverty?
Join us in person or online 🌍
Info&registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...

CSAE Lunchtime Seminar graphic with photo of Johannes Boehm and CSAE 40th logo

The next CSAE Lunchtime Seminar is with @johannesmboehm.bsky.social ( @gvagrad.bsky.social ) on 'The Network Origins of Firm Dynamics: Contracting Frictions and Dynamism with Long-Term Relationships'. #EconSky #development

🗓Wed 18 Feb, 12:30
Manor Rd Building, Oxford
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/events

What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed? Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid ...

Research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows the effects of aid cuts & delays on food consumption & welfare.

@voxdev.bsky.social article by @oliviersterck.bsky.social & Vittorio Bruni @odid-qeh.bsky.social @refugeestudies.bsky.social @iobua.bsky.social 👇
voxdev.org/topic/instit...