NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Discrimination as a self-financing probe: evidence of French supermarkets”
Next Wednesday, April 29 at 2:00 PM, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes William Parienté of the Catholic University of Louvain to present his work on distortions... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Leadership in Angolan organizations: Emic paradoxes, etic paradoxes, and paradox work”
On Wednesday, April 22nd, at 2.00pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Filipa Rodrigues, from Nova SBE to present her work on leadership in Angolan organizations. Authors: Miguel Pina e Cunha,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper:
“Exchange Rate Pressure in Angola”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Francesco Franco, Júlio António Rocha Delgado, Suzana Camacho Monteiro and Pedro... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Deliberate Disengagement: How Education Decreases Political Participation in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes”
On Wednesday, April 8th, at 2.00pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Horacio Larreguy, from Harvard University to present his work on education, political participation, and deliberate disengagement in electoral authoritarian... Read More
NOVAFRICA Workshop on Impact Evaluation of Transparency and Accountability Initiatives on the Extractives Industry
On the 6th of March, NOVAFRICA organized, in partnership with the University Eduardo Mondlane and the University of Navarra, a workshop on Transparency and Accountability... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Firms’ Growth, Corruption, Taxation and Financial Intermediation in Developing Countries”
Next Wednesday, March 18th, at 2.00pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jonathan Goyette, from Sherbrooke University to present his work on distortions on firms’ growth, corruption, taxation and economic development.... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Regional Migration, Insurance and Economic Shocks: Evidence from Nicaragua”
Next Friday, March 13th, at 11.30am, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Teresa Molina Millán, from the Paris School of Economics to present her work about internal migration, and co-insurance motives. Authors:... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Homogeneous teams and productivity – Experimental Evidence from Kenya”
Next Wednesday, March 11th, at 2pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Vincent Pons, from Harvard University to present his work about team composition, ethnic homogeneity and team productivity. Authors:... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Using Preference Parameter Estimates to Tailor Incentives: Evidence from Polio Vaccination Drives in Pakistan”
Last Wednesday, February 18th, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomed Michael Callen, from the Harvard Kennedy School who presented his work on how to optimize public sector wage contracts in Pakistan. The... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Leadership paradoxes in Angolan organizations”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Miguel Pina e Cunha, Armanda Fortes, Filipa Rodrigues and Arménio Rego, this... Read More