Economic Development in Africa: P. Baraton participates to Oxford University’s conference

From March 20 to 22, the Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) of Oxford University held a conference on economic development in Africa.

Conference papers address economic analysis of the broad issues relevant for economic development in Africa (Demographic dividend, health insurance, foreign aid…).

Pierrick Baraton, Research Officer at I&P, participated to two sessions on African entrepreneurship and rising private sector:

• A session on ‘’Financial constraints, entrepreneurship and sectoral migrations” with I. Beecroft
• “Business Survival and the associated factors: empirical evidence from youth-owned micro and small enterprises”

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The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) is an economic research centre within the Department of Economics at Oxford University.

CSAE carries out economic research with a particular focus on Africa. Its aim is to improve economic and social conditions in the poorest societies. CSAE researchers often use unique data which give them unrivalled insight into the underlying issues. The resulting policy recommendations address questions in the economic and political spheres as well as in civil society in developing countries.

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