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Tabanca de Suzana, a magical place: My Summer Research Internship

30 Oct 2019

On this past summer of 2019 I had the opportunity to work on an ongoing NOVAFRICA field research project with the NOVAFRICA Summer Research Internships.... Read More

Economics at the Service of People

16 Oct 2019

The Nobel Prize of Economics awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer celebrates a revolution in economics. It is a well-deserved distinction of... Read More

62 days in Gambia: A life experience story by a NOVAFRICA Intern

25 Sep 2019

During this summer I had the opportunity to participate on a field-experiment on migration and development economics as a research assistant. The internship took place... Read More

Tavneet Suri: Insights from her Work

24 Jun 2019

Tavneet Suri is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and an Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management.... Read More

Leonard Wantchekon: Insights from his Work

24 Jun 2019

Activist turned scholar Leonard Wantchekon is well-known for his research in Political Economy and Development Economics, particularly on the topics of democracy and governance, resource... Read More

Paul Collier: Insights from his Work

24 Jun 2019

Currently, Sir Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College... Read More

Gerard Padró-i-Miquel: Insights from his Work

24 Jun 2019

Gerard Padró-i-Miquel is a professor of economics and political science at Yale University and a renowned economist for his contribution to the field of political... Read More

Europe is cool!

11 Mar 2019

Britain votes to leave the European Union. Yellows vests color and unrest France and other European countries. Several European governments are elected with a mandate... Read More

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NOVAFRICA News: Job Market Placements

25 Mar 2020

NOVAFRICA’s job market candidates are spreading around the world! In a highly competitive job market, our candidates are being placed all around the world. This... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: COVID-19 Information

24 Mar 2020

NOVAFRICA is closely monitoring the rapid spread of COVID-19. Our highest priority is to ensure the safety of the communities with whom we are working,... Read More

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Mobilizing Parents at Home and at School: An Experiment on Primary Education in Angola”

16 Mar 2020

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Vincenzo Di Maro, Stefan Leeffers, Danila Serra and Pedro C. Vicente,... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: congratulations to Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente

26 Feb 2020

Congratulations to Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente, Scientific Directors of NOVAFRICA, for their article published in World Development. The article entitled “Improving Access to Savings... Read More

NOVAFRICA welcomes visiting postdoctoral researcher Caroline Schimanski

04 Feb 2020

NOVAFRICA welcomes visiting postdoctoral researcher Caroline Schimanski. Caroline joined Nova School of Business and Economics in early February. Most of her recent work focuses on... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: new cycle, new challenges in Mozambique

22 Jan 2020

Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of the Nova’s knowledge center, analyses the re-election of Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi in an interview to SIC Notícias. The Scientific... Read More

NOVAFRICA welcomes new resident member: Jules Gazeaud

15 Jan 2020

Jules Gazeaud is a post-doctoral researcher who joined Nova SBE in early January. His research uses modern applied econometric methods to produce policy-relevant studies on... Read More

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Adopting Mobile Money Evidence From An Experiment in Rural Africa”

14 Jan 2020

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Catia Batista and Pedro C. Vicente, this paper describes the mobile... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: Pedro Vicente analyses the instability in Mozambique

08 Jan 2020

NOVAFRICA analyses the instability in Mozambique and showcases the center’s projects in Guinea-Bissau. Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of the Nova’s knowledge center, was interviewed in... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: 2019 in review

30 Dec 2019

Using economics to contribute to a better world has been NOVAFRICA’s mission. 2019 was a powerful year for our knowledge center with important impact... Read More

NOVAFRICA Job Market Candidates 2019/2020

28 Dec 2019

NOVAFRICA presents its Job Market Candidates 2019/2020. The five researchers work on different areas of economic development in Africa. Click here to be taken to... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: cooperation agreement signed with FurtherAfrica

26 Dec 2019

NOVAFRICA contents will be released on news platform! NOVAFRICA signed a cooperation protocol with FurtherAfrica, an international online platform centralizing news and content focusing on... Read More

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