FIRMS, FARMS AND LABOUR

CSAE's research programme on private sector development focuses on understanding the behaviour of firms, farms and workers, with a view to improving policies for growth. This programme embraces a variety of techniques in applied microeconometrics, with a broad aim of understanding market-related institutions in developing countries.

PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS

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MANAGEMENT TRAITS AS EMBODIED HUMAN CAPITAL

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MICROEQUITY FOR MICRO-DISTRIBUTORS IN KENYA

OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION AND GENDER GAPS IN NAIROBI

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PROMOTING JOB CREATION TO SAVE WILDLIFE: AN EXPERIMENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

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REDUCING INFORMATION FRICTIONS THROUGH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

RETHINKING AFRICAN PATHS TO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

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SKILLS-BASED HIRING IN SOUTH AFRICA

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SUPPLY CHAINS IN TIMES OF CRISIS: EVIDENCE FROM KENYA'S PRODUCTION NETWORK

TACKLING PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS TO JOB SEARCH AND EMPLOYMENT IN KENYA

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THE WELFARE AND INCENTIVE EFFECTS OF JOB DISPLACEMENT INSURANCE

UNDERSTANDING BENEFITS OF DIGITAL SECTOR TO IMPROVE MATCHING BETWEEN FIRMS AND JOBSEEKERS

Men walk through the grass in the hills of Western Kenya

UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ECONOMICS OUTCOMES AND WELL-BEING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN UGANDA

RESEARCH AND POLICY GROUPS

OXFORD DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH LAB

OXFORD MARTIN PROGRAMME ON AFRICAN GOVERNANCE

POVERTY REDUCTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION AND EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMME

CSAE RESEARCHERS

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Stefan Dercon

Director (CSAE); Academic Director (EPN); Professor of Economic Policy (Economics/BSG)

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Doug Gollin

Senior Research Fellow (Economics)

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Pramila Krishnan

Professor of Development Economics (ODID)

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Romuald Méango

Associate Professor in Economics (Economics)

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Muhammad Meki

Associate Professor (ODID)

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Christian Meyer-Wratil

Director, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Development (OMS)

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Kate Orkin

Associate Professor in Economics and Public Policy (BSG)

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Verena Wiedemann

(International Finance Corporation)

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Christopher Woodruff

Professor of Development Economics (Economics)