My Mozambican Experience
Since the completion of my degree, I always felt I needed to be part of something different, outside the normal internships, to bring me a... Read More
Blog & News
Blog
NOVAFRICA Research Internship – Summer 2013
This summer, some of NOVAFRICA student group’s members have been in Mozambique to participate in a research project by the center related to the introduction... Read More
An Interview with Gani Aldashev
Our new podcast is ready!!! This time NOVAFRICA Student Group spoke with Gani Aldashev about non-profit organizations, the behavior of donors and why you should... Read More
From the Higgs Boson to the Reality of the World
Early in the 1960s, Peter Higgs hypothesized the existence of a boson that was able to explain the behavior and origin of particles masses, based... Read More
The Official Development Assistance Effectiveness
In 2015, the Millennium Development Goals will end, and from today’s perspective it does not seem that all the targets that have been set will... Read More
Erik Charas Presents NOVAFRICA Seminar
On February 28th, 2013, Erik Charas gave a talk in the INOVA – NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Invited by NOVAFRICA, Erik Charas visited Lisbon to participate... Read More
Investing in Education in Africa
In a previous article, I wrote about the launch conference of the NOVAFRICA center held at the beginning of September and attended by the Dean... Read More
Improve Public Services with the Support of the People
The improvement of education services and health in Africa is central to economic development of the continent. Since they are public goods, the state has... Read More
News
NOVAFRICA News: Can organizations harness performance evidence to motivate workers?
Nova School of Business and Economics PhD candidate Mattia Fracchia addresses this question in a field experiment in Guinea-Bissau. His study finds that Workers revise... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Full-time Predoc Research Assistant Opening
NOVAFRICA is recruiting a full-time PREDOC Research Assistant to work with Professor Cátia Batista. The selected candidate will be responsible for providing support in the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: The Incentives to (Not) Debate in Low Information Races
On Wednesday, October 4th, at 3.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 132 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Katherine Casey from Stanford University to present her work... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: How Are Gender Norms Perceived?
On Friday, September 15th, at 3.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 134 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Leonardo Bursztyn from the University of Chicago, to present... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Welcome our new Resident Members!
Join us in welcoming the new NOVAFRIA Resident Members, Professors Priscila de Oliveira and Pedro Pires! Professor Priscila de Oliveira is joining the Nova School... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: NOVAFRICA migration project on TV
NOVAFRICA Scientific Director and Nova School of Business and Economics Professor Catia Batista was on SIC Notícias TV to discuss her recent study evaluating policies... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Victoire Girard published in the Economic Journal
The paper “Mineral Resources and the Salience of Ethnic Identities” written by Victoire Girard, NOVAFRICA and Nova SBE Research Faculty, joint with Nicolas Berman and... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Eurafrican Forum is back at Nova SBE
We are delighted to share that NOVAFRICA is once again a partner of the Eurafrican Forum. The event is back and will take place on... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Management Science publication in the spotlight
The Management Science blog is highlighting the paper “Closing the gender profit gap? Evidence from Mozambique” written by Cátia Batista and Pedro C. Vicente, NOVAFRICA... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Where Do My Tax Dollars Go? Tax Morale Effects of Perceived Government Spending
Episode 14 of the 4th Season of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks was recorded with Ricardo Perez-Truglia, from the UC Berkeley – Haas School of... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista interviewed on World Refugee Day
On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, NOVAFRICA Scientific Director and Nova SBE Professor, Catia Batista, was interviewed by SIC Noticias. She talked about... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: NOVAFRICA Fellow Prince Okenna graduation
NOVAFRICA Fellow Prince Okenna has successfully completed his Master in International Development and Public Policy from Nova SBE. Prince benefited from a NOVAFRICA Merit Scholarship... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman fighting Intolerance
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Alex Armand, Paul Atwell, Joseph F. Gomes, and Yannik Schenk... Read More