NOVAFRICA Postdoc Spotlight: Marion Richard
Marion Richard is a postdoctoral researcher at NOVAFRICA, Nova School of Business and Economics. In the latest edition of our People of NOVAFRICA series, we... Read More
Blog & News
Blog
Six Months in Mozambique: Lessons from the Field
There are experiences that shift the way we see the world, and my time in Mozambique, working with NOVAFRICA, was one of them. Over six... Read More
People of NOVAFRICA: Arinze Nwokolo
Arinze Nwokolo is an Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) of Economics and Finance at the Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University. He holds a PhD in Economics... Read More
A Transformative Experience in Mozambique with NOVAFRICA
My name is Veronica Guerra. I am from Italy, and this is my final semester as an Economics student at Nova SBE. Last semester, I... Read More
NOVAFRICA PhD Candidates: Frederica Mendonça
Frederica Mendonça, a PhD student at Nova SBE, has journeyed from macroeconomics to a deep commitment to development economics. Her academic path, beginning with a... Read More
NOVAFRICA PhD Candidates: Mattia Fracchia
This month we had the pleasure of getting to know Mattia Fracchia, who is completing his PhD at Nova SBE and is currently on the... Read More
Africa’s Wealth Dilemma: Confronting the Resource Curse
Imagine a continent endowed with an immense wealth of natural resources, from diamonds and gold to vast deposits of oil and gas. Africa, the world’s... Read More
Creating value in Guinea-Bissau
On the occasion of Africa Day, May 25th, I had the honor of participating in the Sustainable Value Creation Summit hosted by Nova School of... Read More
News
NOVAFRICA Project Spotlight: Urbanization meets the environment: Can Community-level Technical Assistance Induce Local Adaptation and Protect Against Flooding?
Flooding is an increasing threat in rapidly growing cities, especially in areas with limited infrastructure and widespread poverty. In Quelimane, a coastal city in Mozambique,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Prashant Bharadwaj, University of California, San Diego
What drives wage disparities across social groups? Can we disentangle statistical discrimination from structural wage differences? In our next NOVAFRICA Seminar on Wednesday, April 9,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Keeping Gorillas in the Mist: The Environmental Economics of Accelerating the Adoption of Clean Cooking
In Episode 5, Season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, we speak with Professor Marijke Verpoorten from the Institute of Development Policy – University... Read More
NOVAFRICA Featured Papers: International Workers’ Day
🌍 Celebrating Workers Around the World On this International Workers’ Day, we honor the resilience, contributions, and aspirations of workers everywhere. At NOVAFRICA, we... Read More
NOVAFRICA Event: CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium – Day 2!
It is Day 2 of the CEPR – Centre for Economic Policy Research Development Economics Symposium, jointly hosted with Nova School of Business and Economics... Read More
NOVAFRICA Event: CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium – Day 1 Kickoff!
The CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium, jointly hosted with Nova SBE and NOVAFRICA, begins today! 📍 Location: Nova SBE Carcavelos campus, Lisbon, Portugal. Day 1... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: How Much Should We Trust Observational Estimates? Accumulating Evidence Using Randomized Controlled Trials with Imperfect Compliance
In Episode 4, Season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, we speak with Professor Jonathan de Quidt from Queen Mary University of London on... Read More
NOVAFRICA Event: CEPR Symposium on Development Economics 2025 at Nova SBE
Coming Up: CEPR Development Economics Symposium 2025 at Nova SBE NOVAFRICA is proud to co-host the CEPR – Centre for Economic Policy Research Development... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Serving Countries, Shaping Views: The Impact of Military Conscription on Attitudes Towards Immigrants
In Episode 3, Season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, we welcome Professor Giacomo De Luca from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano to explore how... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: For Honor or for Profit? An Experiment on Recruiting Traditional Health Practitioners for Formal Healthcare in Guinea-Bissau
Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) play a key role in healthcare across Sub-Saharan Africa, but integrating them into formal systems remains challenging. A new NOVAFRICA working... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Marijke Verpoorten, Institute of Development Policy – University of Antwerp
On Wednesday, April 9th, at 3:30pm (Lisbon time), in Room D -106 of the Carcavelos campus of Nova SBE, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Marijke Verpoorten from Institute of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: On the Political Economy of Urbanization: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
New research from NOVAFRICA explores how urban integration policies shape political engagement. Evidence from a randomized program in Mozambique shows that integrating rural migrants into... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Jonathan de Quidt, Queen Mary University of London
On Wednesday, March 26th, at 3:30pm (Lisbon time), in Room D -122 of the Carcavelos campus of Nova SBE, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jonathan de... Read More