The Nobel Prize of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer
This is a deserved distinction for the new empirical economics, which generates evidence to inform public policies, to fight against poverty and for sustainable development.... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar “Facebook Causes Protests”
On Wednesday, October 16, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Leopoldo Fergusson from Universidad de los Andes, to present his work on the impact of social media... Read More
NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Team Members
NOVAFRICA has reinforced its team with three new members: João Martins, Magda Ferrão and Vera Pinto. The new members come from different areas: International Relations,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Unintended Consequences of Infrastructure Development: Sewerage Diffusion and Early-life Mortality in Peru”
On Wednesday, 9 October, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Antonella Bancalari from the LSE and IFS , to present her work on unintended consequences of infrastructure... Read More
NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Faculty Member: Alex Armand
NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Faculty Member: Professor Alex Armand has joined Nova SBE in September 2019. His research focuses on human capital and the political economy... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Experimental Long-Term Effects of Early-Childhood and School-Age Exposure to a Conditional Cash Transfer Program”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Teresa Molina Millán, Karen Macours, John A. Maluccio and Luis Tejerina,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Follow the leader: Using videos to make information on resource revenue management more relevant”
On Thursday, September 26, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Christa Brunnschweiler from the University of East Anglia, to present her work on resource revenue management. Author: Christa... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Refugee’s Dilemma – Jewish Outmigration from Nazi Germany”
On Wednesday, September 18, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Mathias Thoenig from the Lausanne University, to present his work on migration decisions in a context of uncertainty. Author: Mathias... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Can collective action be trained?”
On Wednesday, July 3, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Paulo Santos, from the Monash University, to present his work on collective action and training. Author:... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Women’s economic empowerment and fertility: Long-term evidence from Tanzania”
On Tuesday, June 25, at 04.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Kjetil Bjorvatn, from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), to present his work on women’s economic... Read More
