NOVAFRICA News: new article on the curse of natural resources in Mozambique published in the AER
Congratulations to NOVAFRICA resident members, Alex Armand, Alexander Coutts, Pedro C. Vicente and Inês Vilela for their article “Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse?... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Preventing Islamic Radicalization in Mozambique
The violence in Cabo Delgado is a concern for the international community. In the context of Islamic insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, NOVAFRICA developed a... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar “Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling”
On Wednesday, November 18th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Samuel Bazzi from Boston University. Author: Samuel Bazzi, Boston University Abstract: Public schooling systems... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Africa FinTech Report
Over 60% of the sub-Sharan African adult population is unbanked. African demographics are exploding, and the rate of mobile phone penetration is extremely high –... Read More
NOVAFRICA Development Economics Job Market Talks
Listen here the NOVAFRICA Development Economics Job Market Talks! The NOVAFRICA knowledge center presents a new series of podcasts interviewing economics job candidates working on development economics in... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Preventing Islamic radicalization in Mozambique
In the context of the Islamist insurgency in Northern Mozambique, Pedro C. Vicente, Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA developed with local partners a conflict-prevention project through... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar “Can Microfinance Unlock a Poverty Trap for Some Entrepreneurs?”
On Wednesday, November 11th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Cynthia Kinnan from Tufts University. Author: Cynthia Kinnan, Tufts University Abstract: Can microcredit help unlock... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar “Eat Widely, Vote Wisely? Lessons from a Campaign Against Vote Buying in Uganda”
On Wednesday, October 28th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Benjamin Marx from Sciences Po to present his work on the effects of an... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Applications open for the NOVAFRICA Job Market Podcast!
The NOVAFRICA knowledge center will open the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks podcast to economics job candidates working on development economics in Africa. The podcast... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Medical Worker Migration and Origin-Country Human Capital: Evidence from U.S. Visa Policy”
On Wednesday, October 21st, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Caroline Theoharides from Amherst College, to present her work on the Medical Worker... Read More