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The Economy at the Service of People

16 Oct 2019

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

A talk with Erwin Bulte

14 Nov 2018

On October 31st, 2018, Erwin Bulte gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “ Toward an Understanding of the Welfare Effects of Nudges: ... Read More

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NOVAFRICA Seminar “Are Muslim immigrants really different? Experimental Evidence from Lebanon and Australia”

16 Oct 2019

On Wednesday, October 23, at 02.00 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Maleke Fourati from University of Geneva, to present her work on the effect of religion on individual... Read More

NOVAFRICA celebrates the Nobel Prize of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer

15 Oct 2019

NOVAFRICA celebrates the Nobel Prize of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer. This is a deserved distinction for the new empirical economics, which generates... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar “Facebook Causes Protests”

08 Oct 2019

On Wednesday, October 16, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Leopoldo Fergusson from Universidad de los Andes, to present his work on the impact of social media... Read More

NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Team Members

03 Oct 2019

NOVAFRICA has reinforced its team with three new members: João Martins, Magda Ferrão and Vera Pinto. The new members come from different areas: International Relations,... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Unintended Consequences of Infrastructure Development: Sewerage Diffusion and Early-life Mortality in Peru”

02 Oct 2019

On Wednesday, 9 October, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Antonella Bancalari from the LSE and IFS , to present her work on unintended consequences of infrastructure... Read More

NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Faculty Member: Alex Armand

28 Sep 2019

NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Faculty Member: Professor Alex Armand has joined Nova SBE in September 2019. His research focuses on human capital and the political economy... Read More

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Experimental Long-Term Effects of Early-Childhood and School-Age Exposure to a Conditional Cash Transfer Program”

27 Sep 2019

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Teresa Molina Millán, Karen Macours, John A. Maluccio and Luis Tejerina,... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Skills, Signals and Job Search in Low-income Labor Markets: Evidence from a Six-year Two-Sided Field Experiment”

14 Jun 2019

On Wednesday, June 19, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Vittorio Bassi, from the University of Southern California, to present his work on skills, signals and... Read More

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Blog

The Economy at the Service of People

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

Tavneet Suri: Insights from her Work

Leonard Wantchekon: Insights from his Work

Paul Collier: Insights from his Work

Gerard Padró-i-Miquel: Insights from his Work

Europe is cool!

A talk with Erwin Bulte

News

NOVAFRICA Seminar “Are Muslim immigrants really different? Experimental Evidence from Lebanon and Australia”

NOVAFRICA celebrates the Nobel Prize of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer

NOVAFRICA Seminar “Facebook Causes Protests”

NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Team Members

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Unintended Consequences of Infrastructure Development: Sewerage Diffusion and Early-life Mortality in Peru”

NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Faculty Member: Alex Armand

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Experimental Long-Term Effects of Early-Childhood and School-Age Exposure to a Conditional Cash Transfer Program”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Follow the leader: Using videos to make information on resource revenue management more relevant”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Can collective action be trained?”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Women’s economic empowerment and fertility: Long-term evidence from Tanzania”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Skills, Signals and Job Search in Low-income Labor Markets: Evidence from a Six-year Two-Sided Field Experiment”

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