CSAE Conference 2026 Funding Information

CSAE Conference 2026: Economic Development in Africa

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My name is Derrick Ahabyona and I am deeply honored to have been accepted i… Clare Nakimpi needs your support for Help Derrick Go to Paris school of Economics

Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane (Researcher at the National Department of Basic Education in South Africa) was a CSAE Visiting Fellow in 2025. We talked to Nom...

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Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? And how can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes? These are thorny questions often...

CSAE Director Stefan Dercon talks to James Robinson (Nobel Prize winner 2024) about the topic of his keynote speech at the CSAE Conference 2025, 'Wealth in P...

CSAE Visiting Fellowships

CSAE Visiting Fellowships

The evidence shows international aid – when spent correctly – can bring tremendous benefits and save millions of lives, writes expert and author Stefan Dercon. But if helping people cope with deprivat...

As western governments dramatically scale back budgets, remaining funding is likely to be a more obvious tool of geopolitical interests

About the courseThe MPhil in Economics is designed to provide rigorous training in economic theory, applied economics, and econometric methods. It is comparable to the first two years of a PhD

Is evidence-based policymaking dead? In an age of populism, how can we ensure that facts and evidence still matter in policymaking and international development.

In this episode of Development Dialogues, Stefan Dercon, Trudi Makhaya, and Rory Stewart join host Catherine Cheney to discuss the challenges of evidence-based policy in an era when populism and narra...

Is evidence-based policymaking dead? In an age of populism, how can we ensure that facts and evidence still matter in policymaking and international development?

In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. Overall, poverty has fallen, people live longer and healthier lives, and economies have been transformed. And yet many ...

We invite you to join Prof Dercon's Online Public Lecture, titled “South Africa’s Gamble on Economic Development and Inclusion, then and now”, organise ...