Economics at the Service of People
The Nobel Prize of Economics awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer celebrates a revolution in economics. It is a well-deserved distinction of... Read More
Blog & News
Blog
62 days in Gambia: A life experience story by a NOVAFRICA Intern
During this summer I had the opportunity to participate on a field-experiment on migration and development economics as a research assistant. The internship took place... Read More
Tavneet Suri: Insights from her Work
Tavneet Suri is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and an Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management.... Read More
Leonard Wantchekon: Insights from his Work
Activist turned scholar Leonard Wantchekon is well-known for his research in Political Economy and Development Economics, particularly on the topics of democracy and governance, resource... Read More
Paul Collier: Insights from his Work
Currently, Sir Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College... Read More
Gerard Padró-i-Miquel: Insights from his Work
Gerard Padró-i-Miquel is a professor of economics and political science at Yale University and a renowned economist for his contribution to the field of political... Read More
Europe is cool!
Britain votes to leave the European Union. Yellows vests color and unrest France and other European countries. Several European governments are elected with a mandate... Read More
A talk with Erwin Bulte
On October 31st, 2018, Erwin Bulte gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “ Toward an Understanding of the Welfare Effects of Nudges: ... Read More
News
NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista will take part on the 50th Expresso anniversary
The Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA, Catia Batista, will be one of the speakers at the 50th Expresso anniversary conference. Under the motto “Leave the World... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: It Will Rain: The Effect of Information on Flood Preparedness in Urban Mozambique
Listen here to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about development in Africa brings together experts... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Community effects of electrification: Evidence from Burkina Faso’s grid extension
Listen here to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about development in Africa brings together experts... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Sum up video of the 15th International Conference on Migration and Development
Revisit the fantastic 15th International Conference on Migration and Development co-organized with the Agence Française de Développment and The World Bank. The resume video shows... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Forced Displacement and Human Capital
On Friday, December 02nd, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), in Room B 133, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Elias Papaioannou from London Business School to present his... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Brotéria-NOVAFRICA seminar on conflict and natural resources by Pedro Vicente
“How can public policies prevent conflict and radicalization in resource-rich African contexts?” was the question addressed in this seminar by Professor Pedro Vicente. This seminar... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Intrahousehold Spillovers of Early Childhood Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
On Wednesday, November 9nd, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), in Room B 134, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Imran Rasul from UCL – London’s Global University to... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: New article published in the World Bank Economic Review
“Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers” is the paper just published at the World Bank Economic Review by Nova SBE... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Community effects of electrification: Evidence from Burkina Faso’s grid extension
On Wednesday, November 2nd, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), in Room B 134, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Alexander Moradi from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano to... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: The effects of health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic
Listen here to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about development in Africa brings together experts... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Human Capital, Internal Migration and Structural Transformation in Africa
On Wednesday, October 26th, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 134 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jorge Agüero from University of Connecticut to present his work... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Seminar on migrations opens the partnership NOVAFRICA & Brotéria
Full house at Brotéria for the launch of the new partnerhsip with NOVAFRICA! Cátia Batista, NOVAFRICA Scientific Director, opened this monthly seminar series talking about... Read More