A talk with Jessica Goldberg
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
Blog & News
Blog
A Fun Talk on Increasing Immigration?!
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
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
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
NOVAFRICA – a leap to Mozambique
There is no greater achievement than making someone smile. There is no greater happiness than receiving a nod. There is no greater peace than surviving... Read More
@ Mozambique with NOVAFRICA
Dzi Pelile (Good evening), It has been almost two weeks since I arrived in Mozambique and the stories that will stay forever don’t stop happening.... Read More
Urban Development and Air Pollution
Recently, NASA released a map of the world depicting the impact of global air pollution. The map, which looks at premature deaths caused by pollution,... Read More
Positive Effects in Europe and Africa: The Impact of Migration on Local Development
The last weeks’ news have been dominated by the discussion triggered by the Lampedusa catastrophe, and by the aftermath of the typhoon Hayan in South-East... Read More
News
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Tales of Tiny Travelers – Understanding Refugee Children’s Life Outcomes
On Wednesday, March 27th, at 3:30pm (Lisbon time), in Room D 005 of the Carcavelos campus of Nova SBE, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sandra Rozo... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: 2024 PhD Summer School on Development Economics
Nova SBE is offering the PhD Summer School on Development Economics to students and professionals who wish to advance their curriculum and knowledge. The PhD... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Forced Displacement, Mental Health, and Child Development: Evidence from the Rohingya Refugees
On Wednesday, March 13th, at 3.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room D 005 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Abu Siddique from Royal Holloway University of London to... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Empowering Adolescents to Transform Schools: Lessons from a Behavioural Targeting
Episode 5 of the 5th Season of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks was recorded with Sule Alan, from European University Institute. Our guest talked about her... Read More
2024 NOVAFRICA Conference: Call for Papers OPEN until Feb 15
The submission of papers for the 2024 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development is now open! On June 27 and 28, NOVAFRICA will host the 2024... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Liquidity constraints and capital allocation in Uganda
Episode 4 of the 5th Season of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks was recorded with Konrad Burchardi, from Stockholm School of Economics. Our guest talked about... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: NOVAFRICA publications in 2023
2023 was a productive year for NOVAFRICA researchers! Several articles were published in impactful journals about topics including political economy, international migration, natural resources, education,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Do Gender-Neutral Job Ads Promote Diversity? Experimental Evidence from Latin America’s Tech Sector
Episode 3 of the 5th Season of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks was recorded with Lucia del Carpio, from INSEAD. Our guest talked about her... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: Public Service Delivery, Exclusion and Externalities: Theory and Experimental Evidence from India
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Alex Armand, Britta Augsburg, Antonella Bancalari, and Maitreesh Ghatak this... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: How Are Gender Norms Perceived?
Episode 2 of the 5th Season of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks was recorded with Leonardo Bursztyn, University of Chicago. Our guest talked about his paper... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Weiss Family Award to Mattia Fracchia
The Job Market paper of NOVAFRICA PhD candidate, Mattia Fracchia, was awarded the Weiss Family Distinguished Paper Award at The North East Universities Development Consortium... Read More
NOVAFRICA Publication: “Testing classic theories of migration in the lab” now out in the Journal of International Economics!
The paper “Testing classic theories of migration in the lab” by Catia Batista, NOVAFRICA scientific director, and David McKenzie, from the World Bank, is now... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: The Incentives to (Not) Debate in Low Information Races
Episode 1 of the 5th Season of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks was recorded with Katherine Casey from Stanford University. Our guest talked about her paper... Read More