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We're the Centre for the Study of African Economies, a research centre at the University of Oxford. We focus on improving economic and social conditions in developing countries.
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In 2015, about 20.5 million babies were born with low birthweight (LBW), with the majority from low- & middle-income countries. This JAE paper uses data from Ghana to investigate the effect of using antenatal care on birthweight.
doi.org/10.1093/jae/...
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Digital labour platforms have grown 5-fold over the past decade, enabling significant expansion of gig work worldwide. Focusing on manual freelancers in Mozambique, this paper interrogates the critique that these platforms amplify aggregate shocks for registered workers.
doi.org/10.1093/jae/...
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This JAE paper explores moral hazard incentives associated with formal & informal insurance. It develops a theoretical model of risky effort that incorporates formal insurance & informal risk sharing, & test model predictions using an experiment in rural Uganda. academic.oup.com/jae/article/...
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The ERSA Economic Note is based on the public lecture 'South Africa's Gamble on Economic Development & Inclusion: Then & Now' presented by @gamblingondev.bsky.social at the CSAE Economic Development in Africa Workshop 2024.
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