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
NOVAFRICA Seminar: The Rise of Fiscal Capacity
On Wendnesday, September 28th, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 134 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Davide Cantoni from University of Ludwig-Maximilianst to present his work on “The Rise of Fiscal Capacity” Author: Davide Cantoni Abstract: This paper studies the role of fiscal capacity in European state consolidation. Our analysis is organized around novel data on the territories... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Watch live on zoom the keynotes of the Migration and Development Conference
Watch live on zoom the keynotes speakers of the 15th International Conference on Migration and Development! Thursday, Sep 15, at 9.30am (PT time) Frédéric Docquier from Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), zoom link: Friday, Sep 16, 9.30am (PT time) Anna Maria Mayda from Georgetown University, zoom link: The 15th International Conference on Migration and Development will happen this week at Nova School of Business and Economics, Lisbon,... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Program for the 15th International Conference on Migration and Development
NOVAFRICA will host the 15th International Conference on Migration and Development on September 15-16 at Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference is devoted to investigating ways in which international migration affects economic and social change in developing countries and has as co-organizers the Agence Française de Développement and The World Bank. Read the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Real-life effects of health interventions in Guinea-Bissau
On Wendnesday, September 7th, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room B 134 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ane Fisker from University of Southern Denmark to present her work on “Real-life effects of health interventions in Guinea-Bissau”. Author: Ane Fisker Abstract: To reduce maternal and child mortality, health interventions are being rolled out and scaled-up across low-income countries. These... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: Can Information and Alternatives to Irregular Migration Reduce “Backway” Migration?
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Tijan L.Bah, Catia Batista, Flore Gubert and David McKenzie this paper analyses the alternatives to Irregular Migration from The Gambia. Title: Can Information and Alternatives to Irregular Migration Reduce “Backway” Migration from The Gambia? Authors: Tijan L.Bah (NCID, University of Navarra,... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: NOVAFRICA in the Estoril Conferences
NOVAFRICA is part of the Estoril Conferences, contributing to discuss some of the global challenges of today. The NOVAFRICA knowledge center will have two key moments on the second day of the Estoril Conferences, September 2st. In the morning at 9.05 am Catia Batista will have a conversation with José Ulisses Correia da Silva, Prime... Read More
NOVAFRICA NEWS: 2022 Conference on Economic Development in Review
The 2022 NOVAFRICA conference on economic development brought to Lisbon some of the world’s top experts in economic development. More than 150 researchers, policy makers, non-governmental organizations and students from all over the world worked together at Nova SBE, in Lisbon, to share knowledge on evidence to improve people’s lives. The event had an opening... Read More