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 .
NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista explained to Antena 1 how inspiration can change lifes
Can inspiration change life choices? Yes, the NOVAFRICA research project “Higher Future – The role of information on student migration from Cape Verde” shows that learning about the success stories of other migrants can inspire migrants to spend more time studying. NOVAFRICA Scientific Director, Catia Batista, explained how at Antena1 radio. Listen to the interview... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Paddy and Prejudice: Evidence on the Agricultural Origins of Prejudice from China and 12 other Asian Societies
On Wednesday, February 15th, at 03.00pm (Lisbon time), in Room D 012, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Paulo Santos from Monash University to present his work on “Paddy and Prejudice: Evidence on the Agricultural Origins of Prejudice from China and 12 other Asian Societies”. Author: Paulo Santos Abstrat This paper examines the role of agricultural technology,... Read More
People of NOVAFRICA: Nikita Melnikov
This month, we had the opportunity to meet with Nikita Melnikov and discuss his research and work, over a cup of coffee. Nikita Melnikov joined NOVA SBE as an assistant professor in September 2022. He completed his undergraduate studies at the New Economics School in Moscow, Russia, and earned his Master’s and PhD in Economics... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: “Measuring Corruption in the Field Using Behavioral Games” just out in the Journal of Public Economics
“Measuring Corruption in the Field Using Behavioral Games” Is the paper just published at Journal of Public Economics by Nova SBE and NOVAFRICA Professors Armand Alex and Pedro Vicente, as well as NOVAFRICA External members Alex Coutts from Schulich School of Business and Inês Vilela from Royal Holloway, University of London. Abstrat: Corruption is often... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast
Forced Displacement and Human Capital
Episode 8 of the 4th Season of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks was recorded with Professor Elias Papaioannou, from the London Business School. Our guest talked about his paper entitled “Forced Displacement and Human Capital”. Abstract: We examine the impact of conflict-driven displacement on human capital by looking at the Mozambican civil war (1977 −... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Distinction for NOVAFRICA
NOVAFRICA was distinguished for the work developed over 12 years! At the farewell of Daniel Traça as Dean of Nova School of Business and Economics, the school’s knowledge centers were distinguished. NOVAFRICA is grateful for the recognition and welcomes the new Dean Pedro Oliveira. Good luck for the new mission!
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Monetary Incentives and Image Motivation: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
Listen to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about economic development in Africa brings together experts from a wide range of institutions. Myriam Marending, resident member of NOVAFRICA and researcher in Development Economics at Nova SBE, is the podcast academic coordinator. The NOVAFRICA Student Group hosted... Read More