NOVAFRICA-IGC Webinar: Marta Da Silveira Botelho, Property Titles, Investment, and Taxes
Clear property titles are key to boosting investment and improving tax compliance. They play a crucial role in shaping business decisions and fostering local economic... Read More
New Resident Member: Roberto Hsu Rocha
We are pleased to welcome Roberto Hsu Rocha as a new Resident Member at NOVAFRICA Nova School of Business and Economics! Roberto holds a PhD... Read More
NOVAFRICA-IGC Webinar: Stefan Leeffers, Information and floods
How can timely information help communities during floods in Quelimane, Mozambique? In our next session of the NOVAFRICA – International Growth Centre at Quelimane 2025... Read More
New Resident Member: Duncan Webb
We are delighted to welcome Duncan Webb as a new resident member at NOVAFRICA Nova School of Business and Economics! Duncan is a development economist... Read More
NOVAFRICA-IGC Webinar: Wayne Sandholtz, Willingness to pay local taxes
Paying local taxes remains a persistent challenge in many contexts, shaping both public revenues and the trust between citizens and local governments. In the next... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Melanie Morten, Stanford University “The effects of legal short-term migration”
What are the effects of legal short-term migration on households in origin countries? As we begin the 2025/2026 NOVAFRICA Seminar Series, we are pleased to... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: New publication on Mozambique in the Journal of Finance
NOVAFRICA affiliates Cláudia Custódio and Diogo Mendes, together with Daniel Metzger, used a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of an executive finance program... Read More
NOVAFRICA-IGC Webinar: Pedro Vicente, Integration of rural migrants into cities
The NOVAFRICA – International Growth Centre at Quelimane 2025 Webinar Series brings together international researchers working on Quelimane, Mozambique, to present their research on economic... Read More
NOVAFRICA publication in The Economic Journal: “Maternal Investments in Children: The Role of Expected Effort and Returns”
By NOVAFRICA Nova School of Business and Economics professor Adeline Delavande with co-authors, Sonia Bhalotra, Paulino Font Gilabert, and Joanna Maselko. Using survey-based measures of... Read More
NOVAFRICA publication in the Journal of Development Economics: “Can Subsidized Employment Reduce Long-Term Unemployment?”
A new study in the Journal of Development Economics explores whether wage subsidies can help break the cycle of long-term unemployment. In a large-scale randomized... Read More