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Blog
A development movie suggestion: “Toilet: A Love Story”
Recommendation #1 – Toilet: A Love Story (originally: Toilet: Ek Prem Katha) is an Indian comedy released in 2017. The movie is set in two rural... Read More
“Two sides of the aid debate and the way forward”
In 2019, the developed world sent almost 156 billion dollars on foreign aid to developing countries. However, the debate around aid is fierce. For some,... Read More
My experience at NOVAFRICA has defined the researcher that I am today!
As a post-doc at Nova School of Business and Economics, I worked in different research projects within Novafrica knowledge center. What initially was a... Read More
Covid-19 in Africa: a success or a tragedy foretold?
The very fast implementation of political measures to combat covid-19 might partially explain the “African success” in this pandemic. However, all its direct and indirect... Read More
From NOVAFRICA to Royal Holloway, University of London!
The NOVAFRICA knowledge center is the main reason why I started my Ph.D. at Nova SBE six years ago. It is hard to pinpoint precisely... Read More
Four Months in Bula: Why Would I Do It Again
My name is Rita and I’m currently finishing my master’s in economics, at Nova SBE. Last semester I had the pleasure to do an internship,... Read More
Tabanca de Suzana, a magical place: My Summer Research Internship
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
News
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
NOVAFRICA News: Job Market Candidate Stefan Leeffers is joining University College London!
2022 / 2023 NOVAFRICA Job Market Candidate Stefan Leeffers is joining the University College London’s Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (UCL IRDR) as an... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: New article published in Management Science
“Closing the Gender Profit Gap”? Is the paper just published at Management Science by Nova SBE and NOVAFRICA Professors, Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente, and... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: 2022 in Review & 2023 in Preview
NOVAFRICA newsletter: 2022 in review & 2023 in preview Learn about the 2022 achievements of NOVAFRICA, the Nova School of Business and Economics knowledge center for... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista at the 50th Expresso anniversary conference
Migrants, brain drain vs brain gain, education and entrepreneurship! These were the highlights discussed by NOVAFRICA scientific director, Professor Catia Batista, in the special Expresso... Read More