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A talk with Pedro Vicente

01 Mar 2017

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

A talk with Sylvie Lambert

28 Feb 2017

On February 1st, 2017, Sylvie Lambert gave a talk in NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “Interpersonal Inequality, Intrahousehold inequalities and Poverty in Senegal”. After... Read More

Knowledge in Motion with Professor Cátia Batista

22 Feb 2017

Professor Cátia Batista was invited to be part of the Nova SBE series “Knowledge in Motion”. This time the theme is about the recent publication “Migrant Remittances and... Read More

A talk with David Drott

24 Jan 2017

On December 7th, 2016, David Drott gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Long-Range Growth: Economic Development in the Global Network... Read More

A talk with Jessica Goldberg

18 Dec 2016

On November 23th, 2016, Jessica Goldberg gave a talk in NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “When Defaults Matter: Behavioral Economics and The Use... Read More

A Fun Talk on Increasing Immigration?!

16 Feb 2016

Steve Gerben, an american comedian recently catched my attention by being referred to have given a talk on immigration that “will make you laugh, cry,... Read More

Thoughts on Mozambican Life by a NOVAFRICA Intern

12 Jul 2015

When I was told I was going to Mozambique this summer with NOVARICA, I was really thrilled and excited. However, I was not expecting such... Read More

NOVAFRICA Internship in Mozambique: Research and Implementation of Mobile Banking

17 Nov 2014

During the summer of 2014, I was granted the Experiencing the World Fellowship through the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. My fellowship allowed me to... Read More

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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

2019 NOVAFRICA PhD Workshops

20 Feb 2019

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

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A talk with Pedro Vicente

A talk with Sylvie Lambert

A talk with David Drott

A talk with Jessica Goldberg

A Fun Talk on Increasing Immigration?!

Thoughts on Mozambican Life by a NOVAFRICA Intern

NOVAFRICA Internship in Mozambique: Research and Implementation of Mobile Banking

News

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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