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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: 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

NOVAFRICA News: congratulations to Alex Armand

18 Dec 2019

Congratulations to NOVAFRICA Professor Alex Armand for his new article forthcoming in the American Economic Review. This work shows how media can help mitigating violent... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: congratulations to Julia Seither

13 Dec 2019

Julia Seither, NOVAFRICA alumna, has been awarded one of the Best Ph.D. Dissertations in the Ph.D in Economics | Finance Program in the academic year... Read More

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 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

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