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... 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?”... 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... 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... 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... Read More
Bridging Tradition and Science: How Health Campaigns Engage Beliefs in Rural Guinea-Bissau
Improving health outcomes is not only about resources but also about beliefs. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to face major challenges in maternal and infant health, accounting... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: NOVAFRICA Event: CEPR Political Economy Symposium 2026
Coming Up: CEPR Political Economy Symposium 2026 at Nova SBE NOVAFRICA is proud to host the CEPR Political Economy Symposium 2026, in collaboration with the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Joana Naritomi- LSE — Does Progressivity Raise Tax Capacity? Experimental Evidence from the D.R. Congo
In our upcoming NOVAFRICA Research Seminar, we are pleased to welcome Professor Joana Naritomi, from the LSE, on Wednesday, March 11th, 2026, at 11:30 AM... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: New article published in the Journal of Development Economics
Congratulations to Professor Alex Armand (NOVAFRICA, Nova School of Business and Economics), Pedro Carneiro (University College London), Federico Tagliati and Yiming Xia (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: From Destination to Origin: Experimental Evidence on the International Spillovers of Migrant Integration
New research examines how a low-cost digital intervention reducing information frictions among Cape Verdean immigrants in Portugal improves their labor market outcomes and social integration,... Read More