The Centre for the Study of African Economies Conference 2011 on Economic Development in Africa will be held at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, 20-22 March 2011.

The CSAE is celebrating its 25th anniversary during 2011 and are planning to expand the conference both in the range of topics and in the numbers of available places.

Papers addressing economic analysis of the broad issues relevant for economic development in Africa are invited. Papers on countries other than those in Africa are welcome, providing they deal with issues central to African development.

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please upload an abstract by Friday 10 December 2010 at http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/conferences/

Student applications

PhD/DPhil students must complete the submission form on the conference website and submit a full paper for consideration.

Funding

The CSAE hopes to obtain funds to support African presenters who are currently living and working in Africa and who will be travelling from Africa to the conference. Funding will cover all participation and travel costs for successful applicants. Applicants must complete the submission form on the conference website and submit a full paper for consideration. Please mark your application ‘applying for funding’.For more information about the Centre, and the conference programme as it becomes available, you may wish to consult the website at
http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk.