NOVAFRICA PhD Candidates: Frederica Mendonça
Frederica Mendonça, a PhD student at Nova SBE, has journeyed from macroeconomics to a deep commitment to development economics. Her academic path, beginning with a... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Forced Displacement, Mental Health, and Child Development: Evidence from the Rohingya Refugees
On Wednesday, March 13th, at 3.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room D 005 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Abu Siddique from Royal Holloway University of London to... Read More
NOVAFRICA PhD Candidates: Mattia Fracchia
This month we had the pleasure of getting to know Mattia Fracchia, who is completing his PhD at Nova SBE and is currently on the... Read More
Africa’s Wealth Dilemma: Confronting the Resource Curse
Imagine a continent endowed with an immense wealth of natural resources, from diamonds and gold to vast deposits of oil and gas. Africa, the world’s... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Targeting Social Assistance with Machine Learning
Listen to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about economic development in Africa brings together experts... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Where Do My Tax Dollars Go? Tax Morale Effects of Perceived Government Spending
On Wednesday, May 29 th, at 11Am (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ricardo Perez-Truglia from UC Berkeley – Haas School... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: How Are Gender Norms Perceived?
On Wednesday, May 19rd, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room D 012 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Leonardo Bursztyn from the University of Chicago to present... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Road to Impact Report 2023
Nova School of Business and Economics launched the fourth edition of the Road to Impact Report 2023! In the document you can find a selection... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: What We Do in the Shadows: How Urban Density Facilitates Information Diffusion
On Wednesday, May 10th, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Evan Plous Kresch from Oberlin College to present his... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Campaigning Against Populism: Emotional and Informational Messaging in Real Campaigns
On Wednesday, May 03rd, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Julien Labonne from the University of Oxford to present... Read More