NOVAFRICA Podcast: Leadership and Nation Building
In episode 7 of season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, we chat with Professor Lydia Assouad from the London School of Economics and... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: Follow the Leader: Community-based Health Insurance in West Africa
As part of NOVAFRICA ongoing efforts to understand health and social dynamics in Guinea-Bissau, one key study examines how local female leaders influence the uptake... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Statistical Discrimination and the Distribution of Wages
In Episode 6, Season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, we speak with Professor Prashant Bharadwaj from the University of California, San Diego, about... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Tanguy Bernard, Bordeaux School of Economics
❓How can we make food safety a priority for smallholder farmers? In our next NOVAFRICA Seminar on Wednesday, June 18, at 3:30 PM (Lisbon time)... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Lydia Assouad, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
What role do leaders play in shaping national identity—beyond the policies they enact? In our next NOVAFRICA Seminar on Wednesday, June 11, at 3:30 PM... Read More
NOVAFRICA Update: New Publication in Science Magazine
“Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Effects of High-Skilled International Emigration on Origin Countries” The study combines a theoretical framework with a review of recent... Read More
NOVAFRICA Project Spotlight: Urbanization meets the environment: Can Community-level Technical Assistance Induce Local Adaptation and Protect Against Flooding?
Flooding is an increasing threat in rapidly growing cities, especially in areas with limited infrastructure and widespread poverty. In Quelimane, a coastal city in Mozambique,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Prashant Bharadwaj, University of California, San Diego
What drives wage disparities across social groups? Can we disentangle statistical discrimination from structural wage differences? In our next NOVAFRICA Seminar on Wednesday, April 9,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Keeping Gorillas in the Mist: The Environmental Economics of Accelerating the Adoption of Clean Cooking
In Episode 5, Season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, we speak with Professor Marijke Verpoorten from the Institute of Development Policy – University... Read More
NOVAFRICA Featured Papers: International Workers’ Day
🌍 Celebrating Workers Around the World On this International Workers’ Day, we honor the resilience, contributions, and aspirations of workers everywhere. At NOVAFRICA, we... Read More
