Workshop on Globalization and Development
On June 9, 2017, NOVAFRICA, the World Bank and Banco de Portugal organized an all-day workshop in Salão Nobre, at Nova SBE. The Workshop was... Read More
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NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Gender Differences in the Choice of Major: The Importance of Female Role Models”
On Wednesday, June 28th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Danila Serra, from Southern Methodist University, to present her work. Author: Danila Serra (Southern Methodist... Read More
NOVAFRICA 2017 Summer Internships
NOVAFRICA is excited to launch the 2017 Summer Research Internship Program! Project: Natural Resources in Mozambique Interns: Maria Benedita Carvalho and Alexander Wisse Project: Health Agents in... Read More
Globalization and Development Workshop
NOVAFRICA, the World Bank and Banco de Portugal are organizing a workshop on Globalization and Development. The workshop is an all-day event, starting at 9... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Internal Cocaine Trafficking And Armed Violence In Colombia”
On Wednesday, June 7th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jaime Millán-Quijano, from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, to present his work. Authors: Jaime Millán-Quijano... Read More
NOVAFRICA Call for Papers: Globalization and Development | A NOVAFRICA and World Bank Workshop
You are invited to submit a paper for the upcoming workshop on “Globalization and Development” The workshop is sponsored by NOVAFRICA and the World Bank.... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“The impact of weather events on work and schooling decisions in Madagascar”
On Thursday, April 27th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Francesca Marchetta, from CERDI, to present her work. Author: Francesca Marchetta (CERDI) Abstract: This paper analyses the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Migration and co-residence choices”
On Wednesday, April 26th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Simone Bertoli, from CERDI, to present his work. Authors: Simone Bertoli (CERDI) Abstract: The partition... Read More
NOVAFRICA 2017 Summer Research Internships
NOVAFRICA is now accepting applications for the 2017 Summer Research Internships. The internships will be integrated in several ongoing NOVAFRICA field research projects. Most... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Uber vs Taxi: A Driver’s Eye View”
On Wednesday, March 29th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Joshua Angrist, from MIT, to present his work. Authors: Joshua Angrist (MIT) Abstract: Ride-hailing drivers... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Not Compromising: Using Experiments to Measure Women’s Power”
On Friday, March 24th, at 11.00am, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Paulo Santos, from Monash University to present his work. Authors: Paulo Santos (Monash University) Abstract:... Read More
A talk with Pedro Vicente
On January 21th, 2017, Pedro Vicente gave an interview to the RDP Africa program “Cientificamente”. Pedro discussed several topics related to economic development in Portuguese-speaking African... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Growth Policy, Agglomeration and (the Lack of) Competition”
On Wednesday, March 1st, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Joseph Kaboski from Notre Dame University to present his work. Authors: Joseph Kaboski (Notre Dame University)... Read More