NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Using Preference Parameter Estimates to Tailor Incentives: Evidence from Polio Vaccination Drives in Pakistan”
Last Wednesday, February 18th, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomed Michael Callen, from the Harvard Kennedy School who presented his work on how to optimize public sector wage contracts in Pakistan. The... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Leadership paradoxes in Angolan organizations”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Miguel Pina e Cunha, Armanda Fortes, Filipa Rodrigues and Arménio Rego, this... Read More
NOVAFRICA Lecture: Professor Sir Paul Collier on “Effective Organizations – Why they are Scarce in Africa and What Can be Done About It”
On 9th of January, NOVAFRICA kickstarted the new year with a lecture by a prestigious guest – Sir Paul Collier – Professor at Oxford University and Co-Director of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Do Migrants Send Remittances as a Way of Self-Insurance?”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Catia Batista and Janis Umblijs, this paper uses a tailored... Read More
NOVAFRICA Internship in Mozambique: Research and Implementation of Mobile Banking
During the summer of 2014, I was granted the Experiencing the World Fellowship through the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. My fellowship allowed me to... Read More
NOVAFRICA News in ‘El Pais’
Godfrey Madigu, Research Assistant at the Instituto Cultura y Sociedad de la Universidad de Navarra, wrote about his experience as a field research assistant this... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Competition and Relational Contracts: Evidence from Rwanda’s Coffee Mills”
Next Wednesday, November 5th, at 2pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ameet Morjaria, from Harvard University to present his work about competition and relational Contracts. Authors:... Read More
NOVAFRICA Welcomes First Student For the Kofi Annan Business School Foundation Scholarship
During the annual board meeting of the Kofi Annan Business School Foundation, that took place on october 16th and 17th at Nova SBE, NOVAFRICA also... Read More
Nova SBE hosts Annual Board Meeting of the Kofi Annan Business School Foundation
On October 16th and 17th, Nova SBE will host the annual board meeting of the Kofi Annan Business Schools Foundation (KABS Foundation). Nova SBE is... Read More
NOVAFRICA – a leap to Mozambique
There is no greater achievement than making someone smile. There is no greater happiness than receiving a nod. There is no greater peace than surviving... Read More