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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 Seminar “Incentivizing Community Health Workers in Guinea-Bissau: Experimental Evidence on Social Status and Intrinsic Motivation”

04 Dec 2019

On Wednesday, December 11, at 02.30 pm, Teresa Molina Millán from Nova School of Business and Economics will present her job market paper about the impact... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: Project on irregular migration featured in Spain

29 Nov 2019

Irregular migrants that come to Europe through the sea on average expect that their chances of survival are 50%, even so they choose to do... Read More

NOVAFRICA Job Market Candidates 2019/2020

28 Nov 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 Seminar “Diffusion of Rival Information in the Field”

27 Nov 2019

On Wednesday, December 4, at 02.30 pm, Inês Vilela from Nova School of Business and Economics will present her job market paper about the effect of... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: Aga Khan University visited NOVAFRICA

26 Nov 2019

Fight against poverty is our common purpose! The NOVAFRICA Knowledge Center welcomed the President of the Aga Khan University, Firoz Rasul, in NOVA SBE’s campus.... Read More

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Aspirations, Expectations, Identities: Behavioral Constraints of Micro-Entrepreneurs”

11 Nov 2019

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Catia Batista and Julia Seither, this paper experimentally evaluates an... Read More

NOVAFRICA in the News

07 Nov 2019

The NOVAFRICA Knowledge Center has been under the spotlight following the award of the Nobel Prize of Economics 2019. The winners, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo... Read More

Congratulations to Tijan L. Bah for his PhD

06 Nov 2019

The NOVAFRICA researcher Tijan L. Bah received his official PhD hood on October 23 for his doctoral work “Essays in International Migration”. The PHD graduation... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar “Political Voice and Prosociality: evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment in Uganda”

30 Oct 2019

On Wednesday, November 6, at 02.30 pm, Ana Garcia-Hernandez from Nova School of Business and Economics will present her job market paper on the impact of... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Why do People Migrate Irregularly? Evidence from a Lab in the Field Experiment in West Africa”

25 Oct 2019

On Wednesday, October 30, at 02.30 pm, Tijan L. Bah from Nova School of Business and Economics will present his job market paper on the determinants... Read More

NOVAFRICA news: Kenyan delegation visits NOVAFRICA

24 Oct 2019

NOVAFRICA received a delegation from the Kenyan Government at Nova SBE on October 23, 2019. The Deputy Governor of Mombassa, William K. Kingi, and Innocent... Read More

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