Migration as a tool to fight poverty
Read the article by Cátia Batista, scientific director of NOVAFRICA, published in the Brotéria magazine and now also in the NOVAFRICA blog about how migration... Read More
Blog & News
Blog
People of NOVAFRICA: Nikita Melnikov
This month, we had the opportunity to meet with Nikita Melnikov and discuss his research and work, over a cup of coffee. Nikita Melnikov joined... Read More
People of NOVAFRICA: Stefan Leeffers
Stefan Leeffers, from the Netherlands, is a husband, father of three daughters, a consultant at the World Bank and a PhD candidate in Economics at... Read More
Crucial days for the future of fisheries
The ocean plays a critical role for global food security. Worldwide, it sustains the livelihood of more than 3 billion people, the vast majority of... Read More
Who is afraid of urbanization?
Since the green revolution of the 1950s and 1960s, we have all believed that the development of the African continent involves improving its agricultural productivity.... Read More
Demystifying Migration
International migration flows have been growing in the last decades all over the world. At the same time, anti-migration policies are being widely adopted as... Read More
The impact of Covid-19 on intentions to migrate from Africa to Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic restricted the already limited opportunities to emigrate legally from Africa to Europe. Border closures were a mechanism used by most countries to... Read More
A development movie suggestion: “Darwin’s Nightmare”
Recommendation #2 – Darwin’s Nightmare is a 2004 Oscar-nominated documentary. Darwin’s Nightmare was written and directed by Hubert Sauper, an Austrian filmmaker, on the effect of... Read More
News
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Expanding access to schooling in Nigeria: Impact on Marital Outcomes
On Wednesday, March 29th, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sarah Chloe Deschene from Northwestern University a to present... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Public Opinion, Racial Bias, and Labor Market Outcomes
Listen to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about economic development in Africa brings together experts... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: Team size and diversity
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Brais Álvarez Pereira, Shan Aman-Rana and Alexia Delfino this paper... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Public Opinion, Racial Bias, and Labor Market Outcomes
On Wednesday, March 8st, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Silvia Prina from Northeastern University a to present her... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Who gets to speak? Gender, party effects and parliamentary floor access in Ghana and South Africa
On Wednesday, March 1st, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Edalina Rodrigues Sanches and António Dias from Instituto de... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Stefan Leeffers, PhD
Congratulations to Stefan Leeffers for the successful defense of his PhD thesis “Mitigating the effects of climate change among urban population in Mozambique”! The NOVAFRICA... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista explain on Antena 1 why inspiration can change lifes
Can inspiration change life choices? Yes, the NOVAFRICA research project “Higher Future – The role of information on student migration from Cape Verde” shows that... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Paddy and Prejudice: Evidence on the Agricultural Origins of Prejudice from China and 12 other Asian Societies
On Wednesday, February 15th, at 03.00pm (Lisbon time), in Room D 012, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Paulo Santos from Monash University to present his work... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: “Measuring Corruption in the Field Using Behavioral Games” just out in the Journal of Public Economics
“Measuring Corruption in the Field Using Behavioral Games” Is the paper just published at Journal of Public Economics by Nova SBE and NOVAFRICA Professors Armand... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Distinction for NOVAFRICA
NOVAFRICA was distinguished for the work developed over 12 years! At the farewell of Daniel Traça as Dean of Nova School of Business and Economics,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Monetary Incentives and Image Motivation: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
Listen to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about economic development in Africa brings together experts... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista talks on Brain Gain & Brain Drain to Público
How can international migration of highly educated individuals benefit countries of origin? Read the insights of Catia Batista scientific director of NOVAFRICA in an interview... Read More