2016 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa
The 2016 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa will take place in Lisbon (Portugal) on July 14 and 15. The keynote speakers will be Stefan Dercon (Professor of... Read More
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NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Short-term Impacts of Entrepreneurship Skills Development”
On Wednesday, March 9th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Francisco Campos, from the World Bank to present his work on different entrepreneurship training schemes... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Can Network Theory-based Targeting Increase Technology Adoption?”
On Wednesday, March 2nd, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jeremy Magruder, from the University of California, Berkeley to present his work on theory-driven network... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“What Are the Headwaters of Formal Savings? Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka”
On Wednesday, February 17th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Christopher Woodruff, from the University of Warwick to present his work on where the money... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Upward or Downward: Occupational Mobility and Return Migration”
On Friday, February 05th, at 4.00pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jackie Wahba, from the University of Southampton to present her work on the occupational mobility of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Vitamin A Deficiency and Training to Farmers: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Mozambique”
On Tuesday, January 12th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Rute Martins Caeiro, from the Nova School of Business and Economics to present her work on vitamin... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Dishonesty in Milk Markets in India”
On Wednesday, December 9th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Devesh Rustagi, from Goethe University of Frankfurt to present his work on the role of honesty of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Oil Price Shocks and Civil Conflict: Evidence from Nigeria”
On Wednesday, December 2nd, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Arinze Nwokolo, from the University of Navarra to present his work on oil price shocks and how they... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Girls’ Schooling Choices and Home Production: Evidence from Pakistan”
On Wednesday, November 25th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Hugo Reis, from the Bank of Portugal to present his work on children’s schooling and mothers’ labour... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Social Learning in Experimental Games: Evidence from Rwanda”
On Wednesday, November 4th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Alexander Coutts, from Nova School of Business and Economics to present his work on social learning in public goods... Read More
The NOVAFRICA Interns are Back at Nova
Our NOVAFRICA interns are back from their work in Mozambique and brought with them a blog post written by Joana – a Nova SBE PhD candidate... Read More
Vacancy for Field Coordinator
Alex Armand (Universidad de Navarra) and Pedro Vicente (Nova SBE) seek qualified applicants for the position of Field Coordinator (FC) for the project: On the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Measuring and Changing Control: Women Empowerment and Targeted Transfers”
On Wednesday, October 6th, at 2.00pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Alex Armand, from Universidad de Navarra to present his work on women empowerment and cash transfers in Macedonia.... Read More