POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS

This programme studies politics and the functioning of government and other institutions, and how this impacts on development in Africa. Issues addressed include deepening democracy by boosting voter turnout in Southern Africa, to the functioning of the civil service in Ghana, and the management of infrastructure investment.

PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS

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BUILDING RESILIENT EDUCATION SYSTEMS: EVIDENCE FROM LARGE SCALE RANDOMISED TRIALS IN FIVE COUNTRIES

DOES PROVIDING POLLING INFORMATION AFFECT CITIZENS' ENGAGEMENT AND VOTE CHOICES?

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IMPROVING ACCOUNTABILITY IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA'S SCHOOLS

INCREASING PREVENTIVE HEALTH INVESTMENTS IN KENYA

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LAST MILE DELIVERY INCREASES COVID-19 VACCINE UPTAKE IN SIERRA LEONE

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LOCAL MONITORING OF TEACHER PERFORMANCE IN UGANDAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Kenema City Council Digital Town Halls Post in Sierra Leone

LOCAL REVENUE MOBILISATION FOR RAPID URBANISATION IN SIERRA LEONE

Local Revenue Mobilisation for Rapid Urbanisation in Sierra Leone

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RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIALS ON DISTANCE EDUCATION DURING COVID-19 IN BOTSWANA

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RECRUITMENT, EFFORT, AND RETENTION EFFECTS OF PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS

RETHINKING AFRICAN PATHS TO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

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SCHOOL LEADERSHP TRAINING IN MALAWI

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SHIFTING MANAGEMENT FOR PERFORMANCE IN THE ETHIOPIAN CIVIL SERVICE

RESEARCH AND POLICY GROUPS

ECONOMIC POLICY NETWORK

OPEN POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS PROGRAMME

OXFORD MARTIN PROGRAMME ON AFRICAN GOVERNANCE

CSAE RESEARCHERS

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Chris Adam

Professor of Development Economics (ODID)

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Noam Angrist

Academic Director (What Works Hub for Global Education) and Senior Research Fellow (BSG)

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Stefan Dercon

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

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Donna Harris

Director of Studies in Political Economy (ContEd)

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Sanjay Jain

Senior Fellow in Economics (Economics)

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Julien Labonne

Professor in Economics and Public Policy (BSG)

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Clare Leaver

Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics and Public Policy (BSG)

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Niccolò F. Meriggi

Senior Research Fellow (Economics)

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Kate Orkin

Associate Professor in Economics and Public Policy (BSG)

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Olivier Sterck

Associate Professor and Senior Research Officer (ODID)

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Martin Williams

Associate Professor in Public Management (BSG)