CSAE Conference 2020:
Economic Development in Africa

WHEN: 16 March - 03 April 2020
WHERE: Online
WEBSITE: https://www.cvent.com/events/csae-conference-2019/event-summary-159bd4dc... | #OxCSAE2020

What happened at the CSAE Conference 2020 - #DIYCSAE?

The CSAE Conference 2020 was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and so didn't take place as usual in Oxford in 2020. Instead, we took the Conference to Twitter for #DIYCSAE (16 March - 03 April 2020). Thank you to everyone who got involved with #DIYCSAE by contributing presentations and discussion via @Oxford_CSAE to keep the 2020 Conference programme alive. You can view all the post via the Conference programme or via the hashtag #DIYCSAE.

Watch the Q&A video

Q&A with Keynote Speaker

Abebe Aemro Selassie (African Department at the International Monetary Fund)

Monday 23 March 2020

Keynote Speaker Abebe Aemro Selassie (IMF) talks to Stefan Dercon (CSAE, University of Oxford) about the impact of COVID-19 on African Countries and what the International Monetary Fund is doing to address the situation.

View the #DIYCSAE thread

#DIYCSAE on Twitter

We asked our speakers to get creative and post their presentations online. We received a mix of short video summaries, presentation slides with commentaries, and Twitter threads to capture the research being undertaken.

View the programme

All the papers originally scheduled to be presented at the CSAE Conference 2020 can be found and read online via the conference programme.

Read the programme

Watch the Opening panel

Opening Plenary Panel

Tax Collection in Developing Countries
Speakers: Dina Pomeranz (University of Zurich), Wilson Prichard (University of Toronto), Abebe Shimeles (African Economic Research Consortium)
Chair: Stefan Dercon (Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of London)

Watch the closing plenary

Closing Plenary Panel

With the Rise in RCTs, is Development Economics Really Asking the Wrong Questions?
Speakers: John Halstead (Founders Pledge) - Anna Rudge (Department for International Development, UK Government)
Chair: Stefan Dercon (Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of London)

Watch the Q&A with Albert Zeufack

Q&A with Albert Zeufack

Albert Zeufack (World Bank Africa Region) talks to Stefan Dercon (Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford) about the impact of COVID-19 on African Countries and what the World Bank is doing to address the situation.
Albert is also joined by his colleagues Cesar Calderon (World Bank) and James Cust (World Bank).

CSAE Conference 2020

CSAE Conference 2020: Economic Development in Africa

WHEN: 16 March - 03 April 2020 WHERE: Online WEBSITE: https://www.cvent.com/events/csae-conference-2019/event-summary-159bd4dc... | #OxCSAE2020