WELFARE AND BEHAVIOUR

We combine insights from psychology and economics to try to understand and improve the lives of poor people, mainly working with social enterprises and NGOs, such as Give Directly in Kenya. Ongoing and recently completed work in this area includes work on intrahousehold bargaining in developing countries, and a series of large programmes to improve the effectiveness of NGO cash transfer interventions by boosting aspirations of the poor by exposing recipients to videos of successful role models in Kenya and Ethiopia.

PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS

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OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION AND GENDER GAPS IN NAIROBI

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OXFORD MARTIN PROGRAMME ON AFRICAN GOVERNANCE

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TACKLING PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS TO JOB SEARCH AND EMPLOYMENT IN KENYA

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

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

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WORKSEEKER SKILL SIGNALLING IN SOUTH AFRICA

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GHANA POLICE SERVICE PROJECT

HUMAN CAPITAL AND IDENTITY

IDENTITY, AGENCY, AND NETWORKS IN BANGLADESH

NORMS, NARRATIVES, AND IDENTITIES

SOCIAL IDENTITY

THE EFFECT OF META-BELIEFS

MALAWI SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROJECT

RESEARCH AND POLICY GROUPS

ECONOMIC RESEARCH ON IDENTITY, NORMS, AND NARRATIVES

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OXFORD MARTIN PROGRAMME ON AFRICAN GOVERNANCE

POVERTY REDUCTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION AND EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMME

CSAE RESEARCHERS

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Stefan Dercon

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Dennis Egger

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Donna Harris

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Anandi Mani

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Christian Meyer-Wratil

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Kate Orkin

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Natalie Naïri Quinn