NOVAFRICA News: Africa FinTech Report
Over 60% of the sub-Sharan African adult population is unbanked. African demographics are exploding, and the rate of mobile phone penetration is extremely high –... Read More
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NOVAFRICA Development Economics Job Market Talks
Listen here the NOVAFRICA Development Economics Job Market Talks! The NOVAFRICA knowledge center presents a new series of podcasts interviewing economics job candidates working on development economics in... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Preventing Islamic radicalization in Mozambique
In the context of the Islamist insurgency in Northern Mozambique, Pedro C. Vicente, Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA developed with local partners a conflict-prevention project through... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar “Can Microfinance Unlock a Poverty Trap for Some Entrepreneurs?”
On Wednesday, November 11th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Cynthia Kinnan from Tufts University. Author: Cynthia Kinnan, Tufts University Abstract: Can microcredit help unlock... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar “Eat Widely, Vote Wisely? Lessons from a Campaign Against Vote Buying in Uganda”
On Wednesday, October 28th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Benjamin Marx from Sciences Po to present his work on the effects of an... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Applications open for the NOVAFRICA Job Market Podcast!
The NOVAFRICA knowledge center will open the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks podcast to economics job candidates working on development economics in Africa. The podcast... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Medical Worker Migration and Origin-Country Human Capital: Evidence from U.S. Visa Policy”
On Wednesday, October 21st, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Caroline Theoharides from Amherst College, to present her work on the Medical Worker... Read More
NOVAFRICA Vacancy: Field Coordinator for Research Project on Immigrant Integration
Professors Catia Batista (Nova SBE), Jules Gazeaud (Nova SBE) and Julia Seither (U Rosario) seek qualified applicants for a position of Field Coordinator for the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Flexible Microcredit: Effects on Loan Repayment and Social Pressure”
On Wednesday, October 14th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Lisa Spantig from the University of Essex, to present her work on the... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: The need to create legal paths to replace irregular migration.
Catia Batista, Scientific Director of the Nova SBE’s NOVAFRICA knowledge center, talks about irregular migration to Portugal in SIC Notícias. The current crisis as... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Improving Business Practices and the Boundary of the Entrepreneur: A Randomized Experiment Comparing Training, Consulting, Insourcing and Outsourcing”
On Wednesday, October 7th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes David McKenzie from the World Bank, to present his work on business practices... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinars on Economic Development in Africa 2020-2021
The 2020-2021 NOVAFRICA Webinar series on Economic Development in Africa will kick-off on October 7th. This series of events will feature leading scholars in the... Read More
NOVAFRICA discusses the Health System in Guinea-Bissau
The future community health strategy in Guinea-Bissau was debated in a workshop promoted by the Global Fund in close collaboration with UNICEF. Pedro Vicente, scientific... Read More