NOVAFRICA News: New JDE Paper Published
What matters for the decision to study abroad? A lab-in-the-field experiment in Cape Verde Written by NOVAFRICA Scientific Director and Nova School of Business and Economics Professor, Catia Batista, alongside co-authors David Costa, Pedro Freitas, Gonçalo Lima, and Ana Balcão Reis, a new paper was published on Journal of Development Economics (JDE). Key Insights: Financial... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Video of the 2024 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development!
Now available! Video highlights from the 2024 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development held at the Nova School of Business and Economics in June 2024. The conference featured insightful discussions on critical topics on economic growth, policy innovation, and the transformative potential of development research. From engaging keynote presentations to dynamic parallel sessions, showcasing the vibrant... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Targeting Social Assistance with Machine Learning
Episode 11 of Season 4 of NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks with Joshua Blumenstock from the University of California, Berkeley, on his work entitled “Targeting Social Assistance with Machine Learning”. How can nontraditional data such machine learning and mobile data be used to improve the targeting of humanitarian aid and the poor? What are the potential... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: Does Financial Education Impact School Attainment? Experimental Evidence from Brazil
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Daniele Chiavenato, Ricardo A. Madeira and Victor Vaccaro, this paper analyses how adding integrating financial education into the math curriculum can enhance student intrinsic motivation and improve their achievement. Title: Does Financial Education Impact School Attainment? Experimental Evidence from Brazil... Read More
NOVAFRICA Vacancy: Project Coordinator for Research Project on Entrepreneurship
Are you passionate about field research and project coordination? Are you eager to join an engaging team and gain practical experience while contributing to an ongoing NOVAFRICA field research project on entrepreneurship? Then consider applying for our open Project Coordinator position to work with Professors Catia Batista (Nova SBE) and Priscila de Oliveira (Nova SBE)... Read More
NOVAFRICA Vacancy for Project Coordinator for Research Project on Entrepreneurship (Mozambique)
Professors Catia Batista (Nova SBE) and Priscila de Oliveira (Nova SBE) seek qualified applicants for a position of Project Coordinator (PC) for an ongoing NOVAFRICA field research project: Experimental evidence on occupational choices of microentrepreneurs in Mozambique (Maputo, Mozambique). This project consists of an RCT to measure the role of information constraints and biased beliefs... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: NOVAFRICA PhD Candidate Spotlight
What is it like to be a NOVAFRICA PhD candidate? In today’s NOVAFRICA PhD candidate spotlight, we are excited to hear from Frederica Mendonça, a PhD student in Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics, as she shares her inspiring journey from macroeconomics to a passion for development economics, sparked by her involvement in... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Slack and Economic Development
On Wednesday, October 9th, at 3:30pm (Lisbon time), in Room D 008 of the Carcavelos campus of Nova SBE, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Dennis Egger from University of Oxford to present his work on “Slack and Economic Development” Abstract Slack — the underutilization of factors of production — varies systematically with economic development. Using novel... Read More
NOVAFRICA Research Spotlight: Countering Islamic Radicalization in Northern Mozambique: Radio Campaigning and Adolescent Sensitization in Religious Schools
On World Peace Day, we reflect on innovative approaches to peace-building, including the role of religion in conflict prevention. NOVAFRICA recent research in Mozambique sheds light on how local religious leaders can help foster peace and reduce violence in the conflict-torn region of Cabo Delgado. Led by Pedro Vicente, NOVAFRICA Scientific Director and Professor at... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: 2024 NOVAFRICA Research Internships
Congratulations to the 2024 NOVAFRICA Research Interns in Bissau, Maputo and Quelimane! Our talented students are actively contributing to NOVAFRICA’s ongoing research projects, while gaining practical experience in fieldwork, data collection and analysis, and playing a key role in our efforts to understand and promote economic development in these regions. Through their hard work and... Read More