NOVAFRICA Program: First MDI in Portuguese
NOVAFRICA organized the first Management Development Institute (MDI) in Portuguese, which occurred from 03 to 09 December 2017 in Maputo, Mozambique. The MDI is a... Read More
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NOVAFRICA Conference“The EU-Africa Summit and the Future of the Relations Between Portugal and Africa”
NOVAFRICA, in partnership with the Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Portugal-Costa do Marfim, organised a Conference on 21 November 2017. The event, which took place... Read More
The Uses of Development Economics: A talk with Abhijit Banerjee
On November 7, 2017, NOVAFRICA welcomes Professor Abhijit Banerjee from MIT for a talk under the theme “The Uses of Development Economics”. This event, co-organized by NOVAFRICA,... Read More
NOVAFRICA CONFERENCE: “Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality”
On December 11, NOVAFRICA in partnership with VIDA will host a conference on Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality. The conference is an... Read More
ENDLESS – My 2017 Summer Research Internship Experience
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
Conference “The EU-Africa Summit and the Future of the Relations Between Portugal and Africa”
NOVAFRICA in partnership with the Câmara de Comércio e Indústria – Portugal Costa do Marfim will host a Conference on November 21, 2017. The Conference which will... Read More
A talk with Severine Toussaert
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
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Firm and Market Response to Saving Constraints: Evidence from the Kenyan Dairy Industry”
On Wednesday, October 18th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Lorenzo Casaburi, from University of Zurich, to present his work. Authors: Lorenzo Casaburi (University of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the Direction of Marriage Payments”
On Wednesday, October 25th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Lucia Corno, from Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore International, to present her work. Authors: Lucia... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Eliciting Temptation and Self-control Through Menu Choices: A Lab Experiment”
On Monday, October 16th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Severine Toussaert, from London School of Economics, to present her work. Authors: Severine Toussaert (London School of... Read More
VCW’17 Conference | October 9
NOVAFRICA endorses the “Innovation and Science for Social Impact” Conference organized by VCW on October 9, 2017. This conference will focus on projects and institutions working... Read More
Project Coordinators for NOVAFRICA Projects in Angola and Guinea-Bissau
Professors Pedro Vicente (Nova SBE) and Teresa Molina (Nova SBE) seek qualified applicants for two positions of Project Coordinator (PC) for a project on the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper:
“Improving Access to Savings through Mobile Money: Experimental Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Mozambique”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente this paper analyzes the access to... Read More