NOVAFRICA Event: CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium – Day 2!
It is Day 2 of the CEPR – Centre for Economic Policy Research Development Economics Symposium, jointly hosted with Nova School of Business and Economics... Read More
NOVAFRICA Event: CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium – Day 1 Kickoff!
The CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium, jointly hosted with Nova SBE and NOVAFRICA, begins today! đź“Ť Location: Nova SBE Carcavelos campus, Lisbon, Portugal. Day 1... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: How Much Should We Trust Observational Estimates? Accumulating Evidence Using Randomized Controlled Trials with Imperfect Compliance
In Episode 4, Season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, we speak with Professor Jonathan de Quidt from Queen Mary University of London on... Read More
NOVAFRICA Event: CEPR Symposium on Development Economics 2025 at Nova SBE
Coming Up: CEPR Development Economics Symposium 2025 at Nova SBE NOVAFRICA is proud to co-host the CEPR – Centre for Economic Policy Research Development... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Serving Countries, Shaping Views: The Impact of Military Conscription on Attitudes Towards Immigrants
In Episode 3, Season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, we welcome Professor Giacomo De Luca from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano to explore how... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: For Honor or for Profit? An Experiment on Recruiting Traditional Health Practitioners for Formal Healthcare in Guinea-Bissau
Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) play a key role in healthcare across Sub-Saharan Africa, but integrating them into formal systems remains challenging. A new NOVAFRICA working... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Marijke Verpoorten, Institute of Development Policy – University of Antwerp
On Wednesday, April 9th, at 3:30pm (Lisbon time), in Room D -106 of the Carcavelos campus of Nova SBE, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Marijke Verpoorten from Institute of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: On the Political Economy of Urbanization: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
New research from NOVAFRICA explores how urban integration policies shape political engagement. Evidence from a randomized program in Mozambique shows that integrating rural migrants into... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Jonathan de Quidt, Queen Mary University of London
On Wednesday, March 26th, at 3:30pm (Lisbon time), in Room D -122 of the Carcavelos campus of Nova SBE, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jonathan de... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development
A new study in the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series examines how criminal organizations impact economic development. Using a spatial regression discontinuity design centered on gang-created... Read More
