“NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast
Listen here to the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. These series of audio talks about development in Africa bring together experts from a wide range... Read More
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NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Psychological and Material Determinants of Economic Investments and Outcomes in Rural Kenya”
On Wednesday, July 1st, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Kate Orkin from the University of Oxford, to present her work on the psychological and material determinants... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: new AEA P&P article on the adoption of mobile money in Mozambique
Congratulations to Catia Batista and Pedro C. Vicente, scientific directors of NOVAFRICA at Nova School of Business and Economics, for their article “Adopting Mobile Money:... Read More
NOVAFRICA In the News: Ways to Reduce the Conflict in Cabo Delgado
In an interview to Expresso Newspaper, Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA, talked about two NOVAFRICA projects that are helping to reduce conflict and religious... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Job Market Placements
NOVAFRICA’s job market candidates are spreading around the world! In a highly competitive job market, our candidates are being placed all around the world. This... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: COVID-19 Information
NOVAFRICA is closely monitoring the rapid spread of COVID-19. Our highest priority is to ensure the safety of the communities with whom we are working,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Mobilizing Parents at Home and at School: An Experiment on Primary Education in Angola”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Vincenzo Di Maro, Stefan Leeffers, Danila Serra and Pedro C. Vicente,... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: congratulations to Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente
Congratulations to Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente, Scientific Directors of NOVAFRICA, for their article published in World Development. The article entitled “Improving Access to Savings... Read More
NOVAFRICA welcomes visiting postdoctoral researcher Caroline Schimanski
NOVAFRICA welcomes visiting postdoctoral researcher Caroline Schimanski. Caroline joined Nova School of Business and Economics in early February. Most of her recent work focuses on... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: new cycle, new challenges in Mozambique
Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of the Nova’s knowledge center, analyses the re-election of Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi in an interview to SIC Notícias. The Scientific... Read More
NOVAFRICA welcomes new resident member: Jules Gazeaud
Jules Gazeaud is a post-doctoral researcher who joined Nova SBE in early January. His research uses modern applied econometric methods to produce policy-relevant studies on... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Adopting Mobile Money Evidence From An Experiment in Rural Africa”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Catia Batista and Pedro C. Vicente, this paper describes the mobile... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Pedro Vicente analyses the instability in Mozambique
NOVAFRICA analyses the instability in Mozambique and showcases the center’s projects in Guinea-Bissau. Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of the Nova’s knowledge center, was interviewed in... Read More