NOVAFRICA News: 2022 in Review & 2023 in Preview
NOVAFRICA newsletter: 2022 in review & 2023 in preview Learn about the 2022 achievements of NOVAFRICA, the Nova School of Business and Economics knowledge center for economic development. Read the newsletter .
NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista at the 50th Expresso anniversary conference
Migrants, brain drain vs brain gain, education and entrepreneurship! These were the highlights discussed by NOVAFRICA scientific director, Professor Catia Batista, in the special Expresso da Meia-Noite recorded at the Champalimaud Foundation on the occasion of the 50th Expresso anniversary conference on January 6th. A debate with Cristina Fonseca, Miguel Monjardino and Tiago Pitta e... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista will take part on the 50th Expresso anniversary
The Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA, Catia Batista, will be one of the speakers at the 50th Expresso anniversary conference. Under the motto “Leave the World Better” the event will take place on January 6th at the Fundação Champalimaud, and will bring together relevant figures from politics and economics. Know more .
NOVAFRICA Vacancies for Research Internship (Guinea-Bissau)
NOVAFRICA, in partnership with BELAB, is accepting applications for Research Internships. We are looking for a research intern to be integrated in the following ongoing field research projects: Reducing Maternal and Infant Mortality in Guinea-Bissau This project consists of a randomized impact evaluation of a novel agenda for reducing infant and maternal mortality. Evaluating the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: It Will Rain: The Effect of Information on Flood Preparedness in Urban Mozambique
Listen here to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about 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 coordinator of this Podcast, produced at Fidelidade Creative Studio.... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Community effects of electrification: Evidence from Burkina Faso’s grid extension
Listen here to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about 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 coordinator of this Podcast, produced at Fidelidade Creative Studio.... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Sum up video of the 15th International Conference on Migration and Development
Revisit the fantastic 15th International Conference on Migration and Development co-organized with the Agence Française de Développment and The World Bank. The resume video shows the best moments of this event hosted by NOVAFRICA on September 15-16 at Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference was devoted to investigating ways in... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Forced Displacement and Human Capital
On Friday, December 02nd, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), in Room B 133, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Elias Papaioannou from London Business School to present his work on “Forced Displacement and Human Capital”. Author: Elias Papaioannou Abstrat We examine the impact of conflict-driven displacement on human capital by looking at the Mozambican civil war (1977 −... Read More
People of NOVAFRICA: Stefan Leeffers
Stefan Leeffers, from the Netherlands, is a husband, father of three daughters, a consultant at the World Bank and a PhD candidate in Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Tilburg University, but it was his volunteering experience that led him to focus on development economics.... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Brotéria-NOVAFRICA seminar on conflict and natural resources by Pedro Vicente
“How can public policies prevent conflict and radicalization in resource-rich African contexts?” was the question addressed in this seminar by Professor Pedro Vicente. This seminar is part of the seminar series organized jointly by Brotéria & NOVAFRICA. At Brotéria’s headquarters in Chiado, Lisbon, NOVAFRICA’s Scientific Director spoke to a curious audience about public policies, conflict... Read More