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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

Economia Viva 2017 – Paths to African development

10 Jun 2017

“Which way for African development?” was the name of the session of Economia Viva 2017 organized by the Nova Economics Club, the Nova Students’ Union,... Read More

A talk with Jaime Millán-Quijano

23 May 2017

On June 7th, 2017, Jaime Millán-Quijano gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Internal Cocaine Trafficking And Armed Violence In... Read More

A talk with Francesca Marchetta

27 Apr 2017

On April 27th, 2017, Francesca Marchetta gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “The impact of weather events on work... Read More

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NOVAFRICA In the News: Ways to Reduce the Conflict in Cabo Delgado

12 May 2020

In an interview to Expresso Newspaper, Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA, talked about two NOVAFRICA projects that are helping to reduce conflict and religious... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: Job Market Placements

20 Mar 2020

NOVAFRICA’s job market candidates are spreading around the world! In a highly competitive job market, our candidates are being placed all around the world. This... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: COVID-19 Information

14 Mar 2020

NOVAFRICA is closely monitoring the rapid spread of COVID-19. Our highest priority is to ensure the safety of the communities with whom we are working,... Read More

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Mobilizing Parents at Home and at School: An Experiment on Primary Education in Angola”

06 Mar 2020

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Vincenzo Di Maro, Stefan Leeffers, Danila Serra and Pedro C. Vicente,... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: congratulations to Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente

26 Feb 2020

Congratulations to Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente, Scientific Directors of NOVAFRICA, for their article published in World Development. The article entitled “Improving Access to Savings... Read More

NOVAFRICA welcomes visiting postdoctoral researcher Caroline Schimanski

04 Feb 2020

NOVAFRICA welcomes visiting postdoctoral researcher Caroline Schimanski. Caroline joined Nova School of Business and Economics in early February. Most of her recent work focuses on... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: new cycle, new challenges in Mozambique

22 Jan 2020

Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of the Nova’s knowledge center, analyses the re-election of Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi in an interview to SIC Notícias. The Scientific... Read More

NOVAFRICA welcomes new resident member: Jules Gazeaud

15 Jan 2020

Jules Gazeaud is a post-doctoral researcher who joined Nova SBE in early January. His research uses modern applied econometric methods to produce policy-relevant studies on... Read More

NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Adopting Mobile Money Evidence From An Experiment in Rural Africa”

14 Jan 2020

A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Catia Batista and Pedro C. Vicente, this paper describes the mobile... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: Pedro Vicente analyses the instability in Mozambique

08 Jan 2020

NOVAFRICA analyses the instability in Mozambique and showcases the center’s projects in Guinea-Bissau. Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of the Nova’s knowledge center, was interviewed in... Read More

NOVAFRICA News: 2019 in review

30 Dec 2019

Using economics to contribute to a better world has been NOVAFRICA’s mission. 2019 was a powerful year for our knowledge center with important impact... Read More

NOVAFRICA Job Market Candidates 2019/2020

28 Dec 2019

NOVAFRICA presents its Job Market Candidates 2019/2020. The five researchers work on different areas of economic development in Africa. Click here to be taken to... Read More

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