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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

NOVAFRICA in the Spotlight

13 Nov 2018

On July 3rd, 2018, Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente gave an interview to the University of Notre Dame. Catia and Pedro discussed their three-year study on mobile money... Read More

A talk with Eoin McGuirk

12 Nov 2018

On October 10th, 2018, Erwin Eion McGuirk gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “No Kin in the Game: Moral Hazard and... Read More

A talk with António Cruz

08 Nov 2018

On November 7th, 2018, António Cruz gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Industries without smokestacks: Mozambique case study”. After the... Read More

A talk with Matteo Bobba

24 Apr 2018

On April 18th, 2018, Matteo Bobba gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Learning About Oneself: The Effects of Performance... Read More

A talk with Shanker Satyanath

12 Mar 2018

On February 9th, 2018, Shanker Satyanath gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Cronyism in State Violence: Evidence from Labor Repression During... Read More

A talk with Kent Miller

27 Feb 2018

On February 19th, 2018, Kent Miller gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Strategic Issue Diagnosis by Top Management Teams: A Multiple-Agent model”.... Read More

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2019 NOVAFRICA Conference:
Call for Papers is now open

01 Feb 2019

The CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2019 NOVAFRICA Conference on economic development in Africa is now open. The conference, to be held during 3 days... 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

Now open! NOVAFRICA 2019 Summer Research Internships

23 Apr 2019

The vacancies for the NOVAFRICA 2019 Summer Research Internships are now open! For further information see here If you would like to receive periodic... Read More

NOVAFRICA is hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher

05 Apr 2019

NOVAFRICA is now recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. For further information see here: NOVAFRICA Vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Fellow If you would like to receive... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Consequences of Refugee Repatriation for Stayees: Implications for Sustainable Development”

27 Mar 2019

On Thursday, April 4, at 11.00 am, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Isabel Ruiz, from the University of Oxford, to present her work on refugee repatriation. Author: Isabel... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Migration and the Value of Social Networks”

27 Mar 2019

On Wednesday, April 3, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Josh Blumenstock, from the University of California, Berkeley, to present his work on migration and social... Read More

EMERGENCY Appeal for Mozambique

21 Mar 2019

Donations accepted through the Portuguese Red Cross Cyclone Idai has swept through central Mozambique, destroying almost everything in its path, causing devastating floods, killing and... Read More

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Identifying communication spillovers in lab in the field experiments”

18 Mar 2019

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Alexander Coutts this paper analyzes the communication spillovers in lab... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Long Run Intergenerational Mobility in India: New Estimates from Administrative Data”

11 Mar 2019

On Wednesday, March 13, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sam Asher, from the World Bank, to present his work on long run intergenerational mobility in India.... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Wheels of Change: Impact of Bicycles on Female Education and Empowerment in Zambia”

11 Mar 2019

On Thursday, March 14, at 2.00 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ana Garcia-Hernandez, from Nova SBE, to present her work on the impact of bicycles on female... Read More

There will be three different workshops: Agriculture, Technology Adoption, and Social Networks Migration and Development Political Economy and Development The workshops will take place before the... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Spillovers without Social Interactions in Urban Sanitation”

20 Feb 2019

On Wednesday, February 27, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Laura Schechter, from the University of Wisconsin, to present her work on Spillovers without Social Interactions in... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Hiding loans using mobile money: Experimental evidence on microenterprise investment in Uganda”

06 Feb 2019

On Wednesday, February 13, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Emma Riley, from the University of Oxford, to present her work on Hiding loans using mobile money... Read More

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Blog

Europe is cool!

A talk with Erwin Bulte

NOVAFRICA in the Spotlight

A talk with Eoin McGuirk

A talk with António Cruz

A talk with Matteo Bobba

A talk with Shanker Satyanath

A talk with Kent Miller

News

2019 NOVAFRICA Conference:
Call for Papers is now open

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

Now open! NOVAFRICA 2019 Summer Research Internships

NOVAFRICA is hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Consequences of Refugee Repatriation for Stayees: Implications for Sustainable Development”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Migration and the Value of Social Networks”

EMERGENCY Appeal for Mozambique

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Identifying communication spillovers in lab in the field experiments”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Long Run Intergenerational Mobility in India: New Estimates from Administrative Data”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Wheels of Change: Impact of Bicycles on Female Education and Empowerment in Zambia”

2019 NOVAFRICA PhD Workshops

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Spillovers without Social Interactions in Urban Sanitation”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Hiding loans using mobile money: Experimental evidence on microenterprise investment in Uganda”

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