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A talk with Sara Lowes

10 Nov 2017

On November 8th, 2017, Sara Lowes gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “Matrilineal Kinship and Spousal Cooperation: Evidence from the... Read More

ENDLESS – My 2017 Summer Research Internship Experience

17 Oct 2017

First word that comes to my mind every time I open my eyes in this land. Everything is GRAND: the Nature, the relationships, the land... Read More

A talk with Lucia Corno

16 Oct 2017

On October 25th, 2017, Lucia Corno gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the... Read More

A talk with Lorenzo Casaburi

16 Oct 2017

On October 18th, 2017, Lorenzo Casaburi gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Firm and Market Response to Saving Constraints:... Read More

A talk with Severine Toussaert

16 Oct 2017

On October 16th, 2017, Severine Toussaert gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “Eliciting Temptation and Self-control Through Menu Choices:... Read More

Migration as a wheel for change

10 Oct 2017

Migration is ultimately an individual decision, with most gains and losses accruing directly to the individual migrant. Ideally the freedom to move to wherever one... Read More

My 2017 NOVAFRICA Internship in Cabo Delgado

09 Oct 2017

The procedure could be compared to eating a 5 course menu at a multi-cultural cuisine and evaluating the exotic tastes without knowing anything about where the ingredients... Read More

A unique opportunity – My 2017 Summer Research Internship Experience

08 Oct 2017

My internship in NOVAFRICA was in the capital of Guinea-Bissau. It was my first time in Africa, as such, I was surprised from the moment... Read More

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NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Identifying communication spillovers in lab in the field experiments”

18 Mar 2019

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Alexander Coutts this paper analyzes the communication spillovers in lab... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Long Run Intergenerational Mobility in India: New Estimates from Administrative Data”

11 Mar 2019

On Wednesday, March 13, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sam Asher, from the World Bank, to present his work on long run intergenerational mobility in India.... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Wheels of Change: Impact of Bicycles on Female Education and Empowerment in Zambia”

11 Mar 2019

On Thursday, March 14, at 2.00 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ana Garcia-Hernandez, from Nova SBE, to present her work on the impact of bicycles on female... Read More

There will be three different workshops: Agriculture, Technology Adoption, and Social Networks Migration and Development Political Economy and Development The workshops will take place before the... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Spillovers without Social Interactions in Urban Sanitation”

20 Feb 2019

On Wednesday, February 27, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Laura Schechter, from the University of Wisconsin, to present her work on Spillovers without Social Interactions in... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Hiding loans using mobile money: Experimental evidence on microenterprise investment in Uganda”

06 Feb 2019

On Wednesday, February 13, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Emma Riley, from the University of Oxford, to present her work on Hiding loans using mobile money... Read More

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique”

05 Feb 2019

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Alex Armand, Alexander Coutts, Pedro C. Vicente and Inês Vilela this... Read More

2019 NOVAFRICA Conference:
Call for Papers is now open

01 Feb 2019

The CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2019 NOVAFRICA Conference on economic development in Africa is now open. The conference, to be held during 3 days... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Land Trade and Development: A Market Design Approach”

28 Jan 2019

On Thursday, January 31, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Gharad Bryan, from the London School of Economics (LSE), to present his work. Author: Gharad Bryan, LSE... Read More

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “The Gold Digger and the Machine Evidence on the Distributive Effect of the Artisanal and Industrial Gold Rushes in Burkina Faso”

14 Jan 2019

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Remi Bazillier and Victoire Girard this paper analyzes the Distributive Effect... Read More

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Understanding Willingness to Migrate Illegally: Evidence from a Lab in the Field Experiment”

28 Nov 2018

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Tijan L. Bah and Cátia Batista this paper analyzes the Willingness... Read More

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Myth of the Misinformed Irregular Migrant? Insights from Nigeria”

23 Nov 2018

On Wednesday, November 28, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Alex Scacco, from the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), to present her work. Author: Alex Scacco, WZB... Read More

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Blog

A talk with Sara Lowes

ENDLESS – My 2017 Summer Research Internship Experience

A talk with Lucia Corno

A talk with Lorenzo Casaburi

A talk with Severine Toussaert

Migration as a wheel for change

My 2017 NOVAFRICA Internship in Cabo Delgado

A unique opportunity – My 2017 Summer Research Internship Experience

News

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Identifying communication spillovers in lab in the field experiments”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Long Run Intergenerational Mobility in India: New Estimates from Administrative Data”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Wheels of Change: Impact of Bicycles on Female Education and Empowerment in Zambia”

2019 NOVAFRICA PhD Workshops

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Spillovers without Social Interactions in Urban Sanitation”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Hiding loans using mobile money: Experimental evidence on microenterprise investment in Uganda”

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique”

2019 NOVAFRICA Conference:
Call for Papers is now open

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Land Trade and Development: A Market Design Approach”

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “The Gold Digger and the Machine Evidence on the Distributive Effect of the Artisanal and Industrial Gold Rushes in Burkina Faso”

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Understanding Willingness to Migrate Illegally: Evidence from a Lab in the Field Experiment”

NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Myth of the Misinformed Irregular Migrant? Insights from Nigeria”

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