New NOVAFRICA Working Paper: The politics of policy reform – Experimental evidence from Liberia
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Wayne Aaron Sandholtz this paper examines the electoral effects of a randomized Liberian school reform which increased student learning but antagonized teachers. Title: The politics of policy reform: Experimental evidence from Liberia Authors: Wayne Aaron Sandholtz (Nova School of Business and Economics and... Read More
NOVAFRICA NEWS: Africa & EU together for Development!
“Africa & EU together for Development” was the topic of the presentation by Catia Batista, Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA on the Opening Remarks at the EurAfrican Forum. NOVAFRICA was a partner of this event powered by Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa entitled “Empowering EU-Africa Alliance in times of disruption”. The goal was to discuss ways for... Read More
NOVAFRICA NEWS: Last call for papers for the 15th International Conference on Migration and Development
Last call for papers for the 15th International Conference on Migration and Development is open until July 25! The event is co-organized by NOVAFRICA, Agence Française de Développement and The World Bank and will happen on September 15-16, 2022, at the Nova School of Business and Economics campus in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference is devoted to... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Closing gender gaps!
“Closing gender gaps” the topic of the policy roundtable of NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development. Catia Batista from Nova SBE, Magda Robalo from Woman in Global Health, Esselina Macome from FSDMoc and Wendy Teleki from The World Bank discussed the impact of the gender gap in developing countries Watch here the insights on Africanews and Euronews.
NOVAFRICA Special Lecture by Professor Claudio Ferraz
NOVAFRICA welcomes Professor Claudio Ferraz, from Vancouver School of Economics, for a Special Lecture on July 7th, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), in Room D -111 at Carcavelos Campus. Claudio Ferraz is a Professor of Economics at the Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia. He is also a part-time professor at the Department of Economics of... Read More
15th Conference on Migration and Development: the call for papers is out!
NOVAFRICA will be hosting the 15th International Conference Migration and Development! It will take place on September 15-16, 2022, at the Nova School of Business and Economics campus in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference is devoted to investigating ways in which international migration affects economic and social change in developing countries. Possible topics include the effects... Read More
NOVAFRICA Special Lecture by Professor David McKenzie
NOVAFRICA welcomes Professor David McKenzie, from The World Bank for a Special Lecture on July 1st at 2 pm (Lisbon time) in Room D 010 David McKenzie is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit. He received his B.Com.(Hons)/B.A. from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and his Ph.D.... Read More
Successful 2022 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development!
Two days of knowledge sharing and discussion! The 2022 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development brought together 200 people from all over the world to discuss 100 studies on different aspects of economic development. Mushfiq Mobarak from Yale University delivered a Keynote Speech on “Seasonal Poverty” and Jakob Svensson from Stockholm University gave a Keynote Speech on “It’s (also)... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Pre-conference PhD Workshop on Experiments in Development Economics
Can´t miss the pre-conference PhD Workshop on Experiments in Development Economics! The initiative of the NOVAFRICA PhD students will take place on June 21 at Nova School of Business and Economics, Carcavelos campus in Lisbon, Portugal. Join us! Learn more about this event
NOVAFRICA Vacancy for Research Internships (Portugal)
NOVAFRICA is accepting applications for Research Internships. We are looking for a research intern to be integrated in the following ongoing NOVAFRICA field research project: Raising Educational Aspirations – An Experimental Evaluation (Lisbon, Portugal) This internship is running from July to December 2022, with the possibility of extension. The internship does not pay a salary,... Read More