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WELCOME TO THE CSAE CONFERENCE 2026

The CSAE Conference is a three day event with a keynote, panels, and parallel sessions on a series of development economics topics.
This conference brings together colleagues from across the development economics community to discuss Africa. 

This was a particularly special year for the CSAE Conference as we're celebrating the CSAE's 40th birthday in 2026.

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CONFERENCE ROUND-UP

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

The full programme is now available.
Gidisa Tato presenting at the CSAE Conference

PAPER SUMMARIES

Jacobus Cilliers has written summaries of ALL papers presented at the CSAE Conference 2026.
CSAE Conference 2026 opening panel graphic with speakers photos

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 opening panel
Yaw Nyarko presents at the CSAE Conference 2026

KEYNOTE SPEECH

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

Transforming Africa: Technology, Agricultural Markets and Climate Change

Watch the keynote
csae conference 2026 closing panel graphic with photos and names of panellists

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.
Watch the recordings
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CSAE APP

Download the CSAE App to get all of the information you need for the CSAE Conference at your fingertips.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

CALL FOR PAPERS

Read the official call for papers announcement for 2026.
Read the full call for papers

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

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

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.
Find out more about our funding

FURTHER INFORMATION

FAQs

Read our Frequently Asked Questions for responses to common queries about the CSAE Conference.
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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.
Read our speaker guidance

Important Dates

View important dates for submission and registration for the CSAE Conference.
View the timeline