Research to improve economic and social conditions in Africa

New Resources

War, resilience and political engagement in Africa, CSAE working paper
Intra-National Protectionism in China: Evidence from the Public Disclosure of ‘Illegal’ Drug Advertising, CSAE working paper
Motivating Knowledge Agents: Can Incentive Pay Overcome Social Distance?, CSAE working paper
Does Social Judgment Diminish Rule Breaking?, CSAE working paper
Understanding electoral violence: Lessons from Kenya, iiG Briefing Paper 23

Funding for CSAE

CSAE research is funded by the World Bank, the ESRC, the Department for International Development (DFID), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the British Academy. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the funding bodies.

UK cover of Wars Guns & Votes by Paul collier

CSAE Conference 2013:

'Economic Development in Africa'.

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Growth Miracles And Growth Debacles, book cover

Plundered Nations?:

Successes and Failures in Natural Resource Extraction.

Using case studies of state decision-making for natural resources, this book aims to highlight the key principles for prosperity, rather than plunder. Read more>

CSAE Blog:

Does conflict affect political engagement in Africa?:

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:00 GMT

- Last Tuesday, as part of CSAE’s weekly seminar series, James Fenske presented his new working paper on ‘War, Resilience and Political Engagement in Africa’ (co-authored with Achyuta Adhvaryu) in which they test whether early-life war exposure influences later-life political engagement … Continue reading →

Local protectionism in developing economies: evidence from pharmaceutical firms in China

Mon, 22 Apr 2013

CSAE Conference Plenary: The Millennium Development Goals – Beyond 2015.

Mon, 25 Mar 2013

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