NOVAFRICA Seminar: Alexia Delfino, Bocconi University – Female Entrepreneurship and Trust in the Market
In our upcoming NOVAFRICA Research Seminar, we are pleased to welcome Professor Alexia Delfino, from Bocconi University, on Wednesday, 20th May, at 11:30 AM (Lisbon time), in Room B002, at the Nova School of Business and Economics, Carcavelos campus. Who will present his paper: “Female Entrepreneurship and Trust in the Market” Abstract Commerce requires trust,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Publication: “Brain Drain” – Skilled Emigration’s Impact on Developing Countries
New IZA World of Labor article out by NOVAFRICA’s Scientific Director and Nova School of Business and Economics. Professor Catia Batista, together with Frédéric Docquier from LISER, sheds light on the complex effects of skilled worker emigration from developing nations: “The brain drain from developing countries” While the departure of doctors, engineers, and other professionals... Read More
NOVAFRICA in the News: NOVAFRICA and Nova SBE PhD student featured in debate on Africa’s labor market challenges
The latest episode of Causa e Efeito, aired on May 2, 2026 on RTP África, discussed informality and general labor market dynamics across Africa, featuring Vitor Cavalcante, a PhD student in Economics at the Nova School of Business and Economics and NOVAFRICA. View the full interview here.
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Kelsey Jack, UC Santa Barbara – Health Insurance for Seasonal Savings: Evidence from Rural Côte d’Ivoire
In our upcoming NOVAFRICA Research Seminar, we are pleased to welcome Professor Kelsey Jack, from UC Santa Barbara, on Friday, 08th May, at 02:00 PM (Lisbon time), in Room D011, at the Nova School of Business and Economics, Carcavelos campus. Who will present his paper: “Health Insurance for Seasonal Savings: Evidence from Rural Côte d’Ivoire... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Policy Roundtable on Job Creation in Africa at NOVAFRICA 2026
With a rapidly growing working-age population, job creation remains central to Africa’s development. As part of the 2026 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development, NOVAFRICA will host a policy roundtable on “Job Creation in Africa”, one of the most pressing challenges facing the continent. The session will feature David McKenzie (World Bank) and will focus on... Read More
NOVAFRICA Vacancies for Research Internships (Mozambique)
NOVAFRICA is accepting applications for Research Internships (Mozambique) We are looking for research interns to be integrated into the following ongoing NOVAFRICA field research projects: Urbanization meets the environment: Can Community-level Technical Assistance Induce Local Adaptation and Protect Against Flooding? This project consists of an RCT to measure the impact of a community mobilization intervention... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Stefano Caria, University of Oxford
In our latest NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, Professor Stefano Caria from CSAE at the University of Oxford discusses his research on “Training to end poverty?” Explaining how training programs impact poverty, the study finds that demand is very low at full cost but increases with subsidies or NGO recruitment. However, these methods attract different groups:... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Toman Barsbai, University of Bristol – Malengo: Moving to Opportunity Abroad
In our upcoming NOVAFRICA Research Seminar, we are pleased to welcome Professor Toman Barsbai, from University of Bristol, on Wednesday, 22nd April, at 11:30 AM (Lisbon time), in Room B002, at the Nova School of Business and Economics, Carcavelos campus. Who will present his paper: “Malengo: Moving to Opportunity Abroad” Abstract This project evaluates the... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Discover Our New Blogpost on Integrating Immigrants Abroad Can Drive Development at Home
NOVAFRICA has released a new blog post about a NOVAFRICA study examining how using a digital app to integrate immigrants benefited both destination and origin countries. Written by Nova SBE Student and NSG member Anais Nkalo. The experimental study, by NOVAFRICA Scientific Director Catia Batista and NOVAFRICA affiliates Lara Bohnet, Jules Gazeaud, and Julia Seither,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: Artisanal mining and urbanization in Africa
New research examines how the rapid expansion of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has shaped urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa since 1975, showing that, although typically seen as a rural activity, ASGM has driven about 5% of total urban population growth through the emergence of new, remote, and infrastructure-poor towns rather than the expansion of... Read More