NOVAFRICA Seminar: Intrahousehold Spillovers of Early Childhood Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
On Wednesday, November 9nd, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), in Room B 134, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Imran Rasul from UCL – London’s Global University to present his work on “Intrahousehold Spillovers of Early Childhood Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria”. Imran Rasul besides being professor of Economics at the University College London; Directo of the ESRC... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: New article published in the World Bank Economic Review
“Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers” is the paper just published at the World Bank Economic Review by Nova SBE and NOVAFRICA Professors, Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente, and the NOVAFRICA external member Marcel Fafchamps from Stanford University. Abstrat: SMS information campaigns are increasingly used for policy. A field experiment... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Community effects of electrification: Evidence from Burkina Faso’s grid extension
On Wednesday, November 2nd, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), in Room B 134, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Alexander Moradi from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano to present his work on “Community effects of electrification: Evidence from Burkina Faso’s grid extension”. Author: Alexander Moradi Abstract: Using true and pseudo panel data of localities and households, we study... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: The effects of health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic
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... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Human Capital, Internal Migration and Structural Transformation in Africa
On Wednesday, October 26th, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 134 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jorge Agüero from University of Connecticut to present his work on “Human Capital, Internal Migration and Structural Transformation in Africa”. Author: Jorge Agüero Abstract: Economic development requires the transformation of the spatial organization of a country. Yet, in Sub-Saharan Africa... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Seminar on migrations opens the partnership NOVAFRICA & Brotéria
Full house at Brotéria for the launch of the new partnerhsip with NOVAFRICA! Cátia Batista, NOVAFRICA Scientific Director, opened this monthly seminar series talking about migrations from Africa to Europe – perils and opportunities. A seminar inspired in the research project “Information Gaps and Irregular Migration to Europe”. Know more .
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Sexual Harassment in Public Spheres and Policing: Experimental Evidence from Urban India
On Wednesday, October 12th, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 134 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sofia Amaral from ifo Center for Labour and Demographic Economics to present her work on “Sexual Harassment in Public Spheres and Policing: Experimental Evidence from Urban India”. Author: Sofia Amaral Abstract: This paper studies the role of fiscal capacity in... Read More
NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Faculty Resident Member: Nikita Melnikov
Professor Nikita Melnikov has joined Nova SBE in September 2022. His research focuses on Political Economy and Applied Microeconomics of developing countries. His current work focuses on Censorship, Propaganada, and Political Popularity but also on Organized Crime and Public Goods Provision during a Pandemic. Take a look at his website for additional information: https://www.n-melnikov.com/ We are... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “For Better or Worse? Subjective Expectations and Cost-Benefit Trade-Offs in Health Behavior
On Wendnesday, October 07th, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 134 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Gabriella Conti from University College London to present her work “For Better or Worse? Subjective Expectations and Cost-Benefit Trade-Offs in Health Behavior”. Author: Gabriella Conti Abstract: Health behaviors are actions individuals take that affect their health. Most health behaviors can... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Women Leaders Improve Environmental Outcomes: Evidence from Crop Fires in India
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... Read More