NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Aspirations, Expectations, Identities: Behavioral Constraints of Micro-Entrepreneurs”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Catia Batista and Julia Seither, this paper experimentally evaluates an... Read More
NOVAFRICA in the News
The NOVAFRICA Knowledge Center has been under the spotlight following the award of the Nobel Prize of Economics 2019. The winners, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo... Read More
Congratulations to Tijan L. Bah for his PhD
The NOVAFRICA researcher Tijan L. Bah received his official PhD hold on October 23 for his doctoral work “Essays in International Migration”. The PHD graduation... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar “Political Voice and Prosociality: evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment in Uganda”
On Wednesday, November 6, at 02.30 pm, Ana Garcia-Hernandez from Nova School of Business and Economics will present her job market paper on the impact of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Why do People Migrate Irregularly? Evidence from a Lab in the Field Experiment in West Africa”
On Wednesday, October 30, at 02.30 pm, Tijan L. Bah from Nova School of Business and Economics will present his job market paper on the determinants... Read More
NOVAFRICA news: Kenyan delegation visits NOVAFRICA
NOVAFRICA received a delegation from the Kenyan Government at Nova SBE on October 23, 2019. The Deputy Governor of Mombassa, William K. Kingi, and Innocent... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar “Are Muslim immigrants really different? Experimental Evidence from Lebanon and Australia”
On Wednesday, October 23, at 02.00 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Maleke Fourati from University of Geneva, to present her work on the effect of religion on individual... Read More
NOVAFRICA celebrates the Nobel Prize of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer
NOVAFRICA celebrates the Nobel Prize of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer. This is a deserved distinction for the new empirical economics, which generates... 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