Centre for the Study of African Economies - Seminars & Workshops
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 12 years ago -This series focuses on the work of The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) - an economic research centre within the Department of Economics at Oxford University. These short talks look at specific research topics within the CSAE and are aimed at people who are interested in learning more about African and other world Economies such as Latin America. CSAE researchers often use unique data which give them unrivaled 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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Episodes
7. Is public housing a public bad? Externalities of Chicago's public housing demolitions
June 25, 2012 11:33 - 6 minutes - 36.2 MB VideoDanielle H Sandler (UC Davis) provides a summary of the paper she presented during the 'Research on Urban Mass Housing' workshop, CSAE, 2012. The Research on Urban Mass Housing workshop ( http://www.oxiged.ox.ac.uk/index.php/events/urban-mass-housing was held by CSAE ( http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/ ) at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 26/27 March 2012.
6. Housing policy in Latin America: Ten myths
June 25, 2012 11:32 - 10 minutes - 71 MB VideoAlan Gilbert (University College, London) provides a summary of the paper he presented at the 'Research on Urban Mass Housing' workshop, CSAE, 2012. The Research on Urban Mass Housing workshop ( http://www.oxiged.ox.ac.uk/index.php/events/urban-mass-housing was held by CSAE ( http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/ ) at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 26/27 March 2012.
5. Scaling up housing finance in Africa
June 25, 2012 11:30 - 7 minutes - 50.3 MB VideoMaria Hoek-Smit (Wharton) provides a summary of her presentation at the 'Research on Urban Mass Housing' workshop, CSAE, 2012. The Research on Urban Mass Housing workshop ( http://www.oxiged.ox.ac.uk/index.php/events/urban-mass-housing was held by CSAE ( http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/ ) at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 26/27 March 2012.
4. Living conditions, rents and their determinants in the slums of Nairobi and Dakar
June 25, 2012 11:28 - 9 minutes - 69.3 MB VideoSumila Gulyani (World Bank) provides a summary of the paper she presented during the 'Research on Urban Mass Housing' workshop, CSAE, 2012. The Research on Urban Mass Housing workshop ( http://www.oxiged.ox.ac.uk/index.php/events/urban-mass-housing was held by CSAE ( http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/ ) at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 26/27 March 2012.
3. What can we learn from history?
June 25, 2012 11:26 - 8 minutes - 59.7 MB VideoDr Tim Leunig (Department of Economic History, London School of Economics) provides a summary of his presentation at the 'Research on Urban Mass Housing' workshop, CSAE, 2012. The Research on Urban Mass Housing workshop ( http://www.oxiged.ox.ac.uk/index.php/events/urban-mass-housing was held by CSAE ( http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/ ) at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 26/27 March 2012.
2. Housing the Kenyan urban population: Challenges and policy options
June 25, 2012 11:24 - 4 minutes - 26.9 MB VideoEric Aligula (Kenyan Institute for Public Policy Research) provides a summary of the paper he presented at the 'Research on Urban Mass Housing' workshop, CSAE, 2012. The Research on Urban Mass Housing workshop ( http://www.oxiged.ox.ac.uk/index.php/events/urban-mass-housing was held by CSAE ( http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/ ) at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 26/27 March 2012.
1. Research on Urban Mass Housing
June 25, 2012 11:21 - 6 minutes - 36.6 MB VideoPaul Collier (Director, CSAE) provides a general background and aims for the 'Research on Urban Mass Housing' workshop, CSAE, 2012. The Research on Urban Mass Housing workshop ( http://www.oxiged.ox.ac.uk/index.php/events/urban-mass-housing was held by CSAE ( http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/ ) at St Catherine's College, Oxford, 26/27 March 2012.