NOVAFRICA News: NOVAFRICA publications in 2023

2023 was a productive year for NOVAFRICA researchers!  Several articles were published in impactful journals about topics including political economy, international migration, natural resources, education, health and many more.

See below alist of some of our articles published in 2023:

Measuring corruption in the field using behavioral games by Alex Armand Alexander Coutts, Pedro Vicente and Inês Vilela published in the Journal of Public Economics

Can information and alternatives to irregular migration reduce “backway” migration from The Gambia? by Tijan L Bah, Catia Batista, Flore Gubert and David McKenzie in the Journal of Development Economics

Testing classic theories of migration in the lab by Catia Batista and David McKenzie published in the Journal of International Economics

Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment by Catia Batista and Pedro Vicente published in the Review of Economics and Statistics

Mineral Resources and the Salience of Ethnic Identities by Nicolas Berman, Mathieu Couttenier, and Victoire Girard published in the Economic Journal

Can technology improve the classroom experience in primary education? An African experiment on a worldwide program by Joana Cardim Dias, Teresa Molina Millan and Pedro Vicente published in the Journal of Development Economics

Motivating volunteer health workers in an African capital city by Mattia Fracchia, Teresa Molina Millan and Pedro Vicente published in the Journal of Development Economics

Mobilizing Parents at Home and at School: An Experiment on Primary Education in Angola by Vincenzo Di Maro, Stefan Leeffers, Danila Serra and Pedro Vicente published in Economic Development and Cultural Change