Abebe Aemro Selassie joins Blavatnik School and Economic Policy Network Abebe Aemro Selassie will join the Blavatnik School of Government as a Visiting Fellow of Practice, and as a Principal Advisor with the Economic Policy Network (EPN) from 1 September 2026.

Abebe Aemro Selassie will join the CSAE & Blavatnik School of Government as a Visiting Fellow of Practice, & as a Principal Advisor with the Economic Policy Network (EPN) from 1 September 2026.

CSAE VISITING FELLOWSHIPS CSAE Visiting Fellowships

Everything you need to know about the CSAE Visiting Fellowships scheme and how to apply. 👇

Deadline for 2027 fellows applications is 15 May 2026.
#researchopportunity #fellowship #development #EconSky
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CSAE Visiting Fellows 2025 - Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies

"It has been interesting to be challenged about the cases I'm thinking of, why I should value certain things, & address some concerns I have on measurement in general"
Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane, CSAE Fellow 2025. Full interview 👇

⏰Apply for 2027 by 15 May 2026
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'The Science of Scale and Implementation: New Frontiers for Research' at the CSAE Conference 2026 YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies

Watch 'The Science of Scale & Implementation' panel from the CSAE Conference 2026.

@noamangrist.bsky.social chairs a panel on scaling interventions, adapting across contexts, and sustaining impact.

🗣️James Habyarimana, Dean Karlan, Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane
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Mentors — GAIN Register to become a GAIN Mentor 2026/26 until April 30th!

🚨 Registrations to become a GAIN Mentor for the 2026/27 cohort are now open!

Want to support talented students from under-represented countries as they apply to top graduate programmes in economics and related fields?

➡️ Register here: gain-network.net/mentors
🗓️ Deadline: 30 April

Women remain disadvantaged in promotion to managerial positions. This CSAE Working Paper discusses a field experiment with 24 large garment factories in Bangladesh testing for inefficient representation of women among line supervisors.
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⭐NEW CSAE Working Paper 'Promoting Women to Managerial Roles in the Bangladeshi Garment Sector'

✒️Rocco Macchiavello @lseid.bsky.social, @amenzelecon.bsky.social (CERGE-EI Prague), @atonurabbani.bsky.social (University of Dhaka) Chris Woodruff (CSAE)

Read it here: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid...

This new online Development Economics course will address why people living in different countries experience different standards of living.

Designed for participants in LMICs.

Register: www.theigc.org/events/igc-g2lmlic-onlin... @g2lmlic.bsky.social

Call for applications to be the next winner of the Abdoulaye FADIGA Prize for the promotion of economic research

📣Call for applications to be the next winner of the Abdoulaye FADIGA Prize for the promotion of economic research. The prize is run by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO).

⏰Deadline: 31 August 2026

ℹ️Find out more about eligibility & how to apply www.bceao.int/en/content/c...

👀 Take a look at this amazing summary of every paper presented at the CSAE Conference 2026 (over 260 papers) last month. Created by @jacobuscilliers.bsky.social #OxCSAE2026

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Transforming Africa: Technology, Agricultural Markets, and Climate Change YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies

Yaw Nyarko (NYU) delivered the keynote speech at the CSAE Conference 2026 last month on 'Transforming Africa: Technology, Agricultural Markets & Climate Change'.

📽️Watch the recording now👇 youtu.be/mQdMRrtikTo
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👀📄⛰️The CSAE Annual Summary 2026 is out now!
Highlights from the past year at the CSAE, including research, publications, interviews, and impact profiles.

Read it here: www.csae.ox.ac.uk/sitefiles/cs...

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'Made in Africa: An Assessment' at the CSAE Conference 2026 YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies

📽️Arkebe Oqubay (former Senior Minister & Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia) joins Max Duncan (Film Director) & the CSAE's Stefano Caria, Pramila Krishnan & @gamblingondev.bsky.social to discuss the film Made in Ethiopia at #OxCSAE2026.

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Today, 8 April at 11:59pm BST is the deadline to submit evidence & findings to the What Works Hub for Global Education Conference! Submit your findings on implementation of foundational learning policies and programmes at scale in the Global South

📣 It's not too late to submit your evidence and findings to the What Works Hub for Global Education Conference 2026!

Our Call for Submissions closes at 11:59pm BST today, 8 April.

➡️ Submit your findings: buff.ly/fLJymJ0

⏰Closing today! We're hiring 2 Casual Research Associates.

Apply to join the CSAE team at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social to work with Kate Orkin on cash transfers and civic engagement in Kenya and Malawi.

ℹ️Application info here (deadline 12 noon BST today): www.csae.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

2026 What Works Hub for Global Education Conference - What Works Hub for Global Education The 2026 What Works Hub for Global Education Conference explores foundational learning policy & programme implementation in the Global South.

📣 Just 2 days left for submissions to the What Works Hub for Global Education flagship conference: www.wwhge.org/events/2026-...
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We are pleased to share that Abebe Aemro Selassie, former Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund, will join the School as a Visiting Fellow of Practice, and as a Principal Advisor with the Economic Policy Network. 👇 CSAE
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📣Apply to be a CSAE Visiting Fellow in 2027

Our fellowships scheme supports a residency in Oxford from Jan-Mar, includ. ✈️flights, 🏨accommodation, & a small stipend.

Open to African scholars currently pursuing a career in economics.

⏰Apply by 15 May 2026.

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Almost 10 years attending @oxfordcsae.bsky.social and I always leave hopeful.

Presented our “Mind the Gap” paper on how #AI could widen inequality across countries, and had great conversations with researchers working on African economies about how AI is already being used. #OxCSAE2026

Firm Size and Economic Development: Evidence from Ghana Abstract. Changes in the size distribution of firms are an important indicator of economic development, with prior work showing that average firm size incr

New research using harmonised firm census microdata shows that trends in average manufacturing firm size in Ghana have often been misinterpreted due to non-comparable data. doi.org/10.1093/jae/...

Article in the March 2026 issue of the #journalofafricaneconomies 'Firm Size and Economic Development: Evidence from Ghana ' ✒Andrew Kerr & Bruce McDougall #openaccess

Article in the March 2026 issue of the #journalofafricaneconomies

'Firm Size and Economic Development: Evidence from Ghana '
✒Andrew Kerr & Bruce McDougall
#openaccess
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Graphic for #OxCSAE2026 'Science of Scale & Implementation: New Frontiers for Research' with @noamangrist.bsky.social, James Habyarimana, Dean Karlan, & Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane. @wwhglobaled.bsky.social

😭It's almost over

Join us for the final panel of #OxCSAE2026 'Science of Scale & Implementation: New Frontiers for Research' with @noamangrist.bsky.social, James Habyarimana, Dean Karlan, & Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane. @wwhglobaled.bsky.social

Watch live: us02web.zoom.us/j/81884170412

Someone presents at the CSAE Conference 2026

🎥AND WE'RE LIVE

Join us online for the CSAE Conference 2026 sessions. #OxCSAE2026

11am - 1 pm Personnel Economics & Hiring
2 - 4pm Voting, Elections & Democracy
4 - 6pm Closing Panel 'The Science of Scale & Implementation: New Frontiers for Research'

Watch here👇
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Final day of #OxCSAE2026 @oxfordcsae.bsky.social

Session before lunch is a fascinating session on social spillovers in smallholder commercialisation. Fred Dzanku explores how peer effects shape farmers’ market participation—and why these effects are powerful but nonlinear.

Final day of #OxCSAE2026 @oxfordcsae.bsky.social

Kicking off with a session on firm investment and market frictions, Yonas Alem presents experimental evidence on why firms show low willingness to pay despite high returns.

Really interesting insights on constraints shaping investment decisions.

CSAE Conference 2026 screen in a seminar room.

🎥AND WE'RE LIVE

Day 3 of the CSAE Conference 2026 starts at 9 am. #OxCSAE2026

Watch the Governance, Fragility and Conflict session live here 👇
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The next presentation is by Lea Rouanet at the World Bank on whether information on earnings can reduce the gender gap in the impact of TVET training in the Republic of Congo. Short run results show reduced gender gaps but effects dissipate over time as women leave jobs at higher rates. #OxCSAE2026