NOVAFRICA Seminar: Does Identity Affect Labor Supply?
On Wednesday, April 12th, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Suanna Oh from Paris School of Economics to present her work on “Does Identity Affect Labor Supply?”. Author: Suanna Oh Abstract: How does identity influence economic behavior in the labor market? I investigate this question in rural India, focusing... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Zero-sum Thinking and the Roots of US Political Divides
On Wednesday, April 05th, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sandra Sequeira from London School of Economics to present her work on “Zero-sum Thinking and the Roots of US Political Divides”. Author: Sandra Sequeira Abstract: We examine the causes and consequences of an important cultural and psychological trait: the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Expanding access to schooling in Nigeria: Impact on Marital Outcomes
On Wednesday, March 29th, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sarah Chloe Deschene from Northwestern University a to present her work on “Expanding access to schooling in Nigeria: Impact on Marital Outcomes”. Author: Sarah Chloe Deschene Abstract: The paper uses the Universal Primary Education Program (UPE) implemented in Nigeria... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast
Public Opinion, Racial Bias, and Labor Market Outcomes
Episode 9 of the 4th Season of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks was recorded with Professor Silvia Prina, from the Northeastern University. Our guest talked about her paper entitled “Public Opinion, Racial Bias, and Labor Market Outcomes”. Abstract: The effect of negative shifts in public opinion on the economic lives of minorities is unknown. We... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: Team size and diversity
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Brais Álvarez Pereira, Shan Aman-Rana and Alexia Delfino this paper analyses the relationship of performance with team diversity and size. Title: Team size and diversity Authors: Brais Álvarez Pereira (Nova School of Business and Economics, BELAB and NOVAFRICA) Shan Aman-Rana... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Public Opinion, Racial Bias, and Labor Market Outcomes
On Wednesday, March 8st, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Silvia Prina from Northeastern University a to present her work on “Public Opinion, Racial Bias, and Labor Market Outcomes”. Author: Silvia Prina Abstract: The effect of negative shifts in public opinion on the economic lives of minorities is unknown.... Read More
Migration as a tool to fight poverty
Read the article by Cátia Batista, scientific director of NOVAFRICA, published in the Brotéria magazine and now also in the NOVAFRICA blog about how migration is a tool to fight poverty in the world PORTUGAL LACKS PEOPLE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH There is a lack of people to work in Portugal. There is a lack of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: the Interplay between Political and Social Identities in the Formation of Social Ties
On Friday, March 3rd, at 1.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room B D 012 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Bruno Ferman from Sao Paulo School of Economics to present his work on “Rooting for the Same Team: On the Interplay between Political and Social Identities in the Formation of Social Ties”. Author: Bruno Ferman Abstract: We study... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Who gets to speak? Gender, party effects and parliamentary floor access in Ghana and South Africa
On Wednesday, March 1st, at 3pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 133 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Edalina Rodrigues Sanches and António Dias from Instituto de Ciências Sociais – Universidade de Lisboa to present their work on “Who gets to speak? Gender, party effects and parliamentary floor access in Ghana and South Africa”. Author: Edalina Rodrigues... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Stefan Leeffers, PhD
Congratulations to Stefan Leeffers for the successful defense of his PhD thesis “Mitigating the effects of climate change among urban population in Mozambique”! The NOVAFRICA is proud of his accomplishment. Know more about Stefan’s work .