CSAE Conference 2026:
Economic Development in Africa

WHEN: 22-24 March 2026
WHERE: In person, St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK
#OxCSAE2026

CONFERENCE ROUND-UP

Read a round-up of all three days of the event written by CSAE students.

PROGRAMME

The full programme is now available.

PAPER SUMMARIES

Jacobus Cilliers has written summaries of ALL papers presented at the CSAE Conference 2026.

Watch the opening panel

OPENING PANEL

'Made in Africa: An Assesment' panel follows a screening of the film Made in Ethiopia (2024).

Speakers: Stefano Caria, Max Duncan, Pramila Krishnan, Arkebe Oqubay Metiku
Chair: Stefan Dercon

Watch the keynote

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Yaw Nyarko (New York University)
Monday 23 March 2026, 11:30 - 13:00 GMT

Transforming Africa: Technology, Agricultural Markets and Climate Change

Recording coming soon

CLOSING PANEL

The Science of Scale and Implementation: New Frontiers for Research

Speakers: James Habyarimana, Dean Karlan, Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane.

Chair: Noam Angrist

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SESSION RECORDINGS

Watch the sessions recorded live in the Riverside Lecture Theatre.

CSAE APP

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Read the official call for papers announcement for 2026.

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SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Read our step-by-step guide to submitting a paper for the CSAE Conference.

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FUNDING

There is a limited budget to fund African presenters who are currently living and working in Africa, and who were travelling from Africa to the CSAE Conference 2026. If awarded, funded participants attend both a pre-conference workshop in late 2025 as well as the CSAE Conference 2026 in March 2026, in Oxford, UK.

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CSAE WORKSHOP

This year's CSAE Workshop for funded participants of the CSAE Conference took place at Addis Ababa University from 01 - 05 December.

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FAQs

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Contact Us

If you need to get in touch with the CSAE team, please email us at csae.conference@economics.ox.ac.uk.

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Topic Information

Find out more about the paper topics for the CSAE Conference

CSAE Conference Topics

CSAE Workshop 2025

Find out more about the CSAE Workshop 2025 hosted by Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia in December 2025.

Workshop webpage

Speaker Guidance

Find out what you need to prepare as a speaker (presenter) at the CSAE Conference.

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Important Dates

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CSAE Conference 2026

CSAE Conference 2026:
Economic Development in Africa

WHEN: 22-24 March 2026
WHERE: In person, St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK
#OxCSAE2026

WELCOME TO THE CSAE CONFERENCE 2026

CONFERENCE ROUND-UP

PROGRAMME

PAPER SUMMARIES

OPENING PANEL

KEYNOTE SPEECH

CLOSING PANEL

SESSION RECORDINGS

CSAE APP

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

CALL FOR PAPERS

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

FUNDING

CSAE WORKSHOP

FURTHER INFORMATION

FAQs

Contact Us

Topic Information

CSAE Workshop 2025

Speaker Guidance

Important Dates

CSAE Conference 2026

CSAE Conference 2026: Economic Development in Africa

WHEN: 22-24 March 2026 WHERE: In person, St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK #OxCSAE2026

WELCOME TO THE CSAE CONFERENCE 2026

CONFERENCE ROUND-UP

PROGRAMME

PAPER SUMMARIES

OPENING PANEL

KEYNOTE SPEECH

CLOSING PANEL

SESSION RECORDINGS

CSAE APP

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

CALL FOR PAPERS

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

FUNDING

CSAE WORKSHOP

FURTHER INFORMATION

FAQs

Contact Us

Topic Information

CSAE Workshop 2025

Speaker Guidance

Important Dates

CSAE Conference 2026:
Economic Development in Africa

WHEN: 22-24 March 2026
WHERE: In person, St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK
#OxCSAE2026