What happened at the CSAE Conference 2021?
We had a brilliant two weeks at the CSAE Conference 2021, thank you to all our speakers and to everyone who joined us! This year, the Conference took place across 2 weeks from 15-26 March and was entirely online! The programme included two special event days of panels and eight topic focused days with three academic paper sessions each.
The Conference Programme
A Round-up by David Evans & Amina Mendez Acosta (CGD)
Special Events
Inequality and Development: A Panel Discussion in Memory of Professor Stephan Klasen
Introduction: Pramila Krishnan
Panellists: Francois Bourguignon (Paris School of Economics), Martin Ravallion (Georgetown University), and Abebe Shimeles (African Economic Research Consortium)
Chair: Vijaya Ramachandran (Centre for Global Development)
Closing: Andreas Fuchs (University of Goettingen)
Monday 15 March 2021
Shaping the Post-Pandemic Recovery in Africa
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Panellists: Louis Kasekende (Chair of the Board, African Economic Research Consortium; former Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda; former Chief Economist, African Development Bank), and Catherine Pattillo (Deputy Director, Africa Department, International Monetary Fund)
Chair: Chris Adam (University of Oxford)
Monday 22 March 2021
How to Improve Education and Labour Market Outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa
This panel discusses the Journal of African Economies' latest special issue 'Education and Labour Market Outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa'.
Speakers: David Evans (Center for Global Development), Cinzia Rienzo (King's College London), Youdi Schipper (Twaweza East-Africa and the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development), and Andrew Zeitlin (Georgetown University)
Chair: Francis Teal (University of Oxford)
Monday 15 March 2021
Mental Health Measurement for Economists
This panel was organised by the Mind and Behaviour Research Group, part of the CSAE at the University of Oxford.
Speakers: Victoria Baranov (University of Melbourne),Crick Lund (University of Cape Town), and Miranda Wolpert (Wellcome Trust)
Chair: Julia Ruiz Pozuelo (University of Oxford)
Monday 22 March 2021
Professor Benno Ndulu - A Towering Figure in Tanzanian and African Economic Development
A Tribute to Professor Benno Ndulu
Professor Ndulu was scheduled to talk at the CSAE Conference 2021 and so to honour his memory, Professor Paul Collier (University of Oxford), Stefan Dercon (University of Oxford), and Louis Kasekende (African Economic Research Consortium) met to discuss the work of Benno Ndulu.
Memories of Professor Ndulu
Watch all of the sessions
Conflict and Violence
Session 1, Political Economy Day, 16 June 2021
Papers:
• The Columbian Exchange and Conflict in Asia
Speaker: James Fenske
• Sexual violence as a weapon of war. The impact of local economic resources on violence against citizens
Speaker: Victoire Girard
• Pastoralism, Climate Change and Conflict in Africa
Speaker: Eoin McGuirk
• Yes They Can: Genocide, Political Participation, and Female Empowerment ~
Speaker: Thorsten Rogall
Chair: Julien Labonne
Elections and Community Participation
Session 2, Political Economy Day, 16 June 2021
Papers
•Three Facets of Political Inequality: Evidence from Consultative Processes in Kampala
Speaker: Constantin Manuel Bosancianu
•Do voters reward service delivery? Experimental evidence from Liberia
Speaker: Wayne Sandholtz
•Cash Transfers and Community Participation in Public Affairs: A Village-Level Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya
Speaker: Michael Walker
Chair: Julien Labonne
Institutions and Norms
Session 3, Political Economy Day, 16 June 2021
Papers
• Judicial Capacity Increases Firm Growth Through Credit Access: Evidence from Clogged Courts of India
Speaker: Manaswini Rao
• Endogenous Institutions: a network experiment in Nepal
Speaker: Juni Singh
• Political Cycle in World Bank's Procurement Allocation
Speaker: Antoine Boucher
• On the Historical Roots of Gender Norms: Evidence from Matrilineal Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Speaker: Eva Tene
Chairs: Julien Labonne and Nathan Lane