NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“The Reliability and Validity of Skills Measurement in Rural Household Surveys”
On Wednesday, April 13th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Karen Macours, from the Paris School of Economics to present her work on the reliability... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Low Quality, Low Returns, Low Adoption: Evidence from the Market for Fertilizer and Hybrid Seed in Uganda”
On Wednesday, April 6th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jakob Svensson, from the Institute for International Economic Studies to present his work on the... Read More
NOVAFRICA 2016 Summer Research Internships
NOVAFRICA is now accepting applications for the 2016 Summer Research Internships. The internships will be integrated in several ongoing NOVAFRICA field research projects. Most of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Migrants and the Making of America”
On Wednesday, March 30th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sandra Sequeira, from the London School of Economics to present her work on the effects of... Read More
2016 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa
The 2016 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa will take place in Lisbon (Portugal) on July 14 and 15. The keynote speakers will be Stefan Dercon (Professor of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Short-term Impacts of Entrepreneurship Skills Development”
On Wednesday, March 9th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Francisco Campos, from the World Bank to present his work on different entrepreneurship training schemes... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Can Network Theory-based Targeting Increase Technology Adoption?”
On Wednesday, March 2nd, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jeremy Magruder, from the University of California, Berkeley to present his work on theory-driven network... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“What Are the Headwaters of Formal Savings? Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka”
On Wednesday, February 17th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Christopher Woodruff, from the University of Warwick to present his work on where the money... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Upward or Downward: Occupational Mobility and Return Migration”
On Friday, February 05th, at 4.00pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jackie Wahba, from the University of Southampton to present her work on the occupational mobility of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Vitamin A Deficiency and Training to Farmers: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Mozambique”
On Tuesday, January 12th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Rute Martins Caeiro, from the Nova School of Business and Economics to present her work on vitamin... Read More