NOVAFRICA News: Policy Round Table on “Closing Gender Gaps”
Five stars policy round table on “Closing Gender Gaps” at the 2022 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development! Argentina Matavel Piccin from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Catia Batista from the Nova School of Business and Economics, Esselina Macome from Financial Sector Deepening Moçambique (FSDMoç), Magda Robalo from Women in Global Health and Wendy Teleki... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Fintech is powering financial inclusion in Africa
Do you know how should banks position themselves in the current Fintech revolution in Africa? Read the The Africa Fintech report presented by Catia Batista, Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA, in the FinTech Conference. A partnership with Nova Finance Center, Social Equity Initiative of Nova School of Business and Economics, Banco BPI and Fundacion La Caixa. Know more... Read More
NOVAFRICA 2022: Mushfiq Mobarak’s keynote speech on “Seasonal Poverty”
Mushfiq Mobarak of Yale University speaks on “Seasonal Poverty” in the 2022 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development. Mushfiq Mobarak is a Keynote Speaker in the first day of the 2022 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development, June 22. The event will take place one June 22 and 23 at Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Conference on the Angolan Economy
NOVAFRICA and the Portugal-Angola Chamber of Commerce and Industry organize the conference “The New Cycle of the Angolan Economy conference”. The goal is to discuss financial reforms and the future of Angola in the current geopolitical context. The conference will welcome the Governor of the Central Bank of Angola, José de Lima Massano. If you... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Pedro Vicente talks about the food crisis on CNN
See the insights of Professor Pedro Vicente on the current Ukrainian refugee crisis. On CNN Portugal the scientific director of NOVAFRICA discusses the global food crisis fuelled by war in Ukraine . Watch the video here.
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Predicting conflict
Listen here to the third 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. Alex Armand, resident member of NOVAFRICA and Assistant Professor at Nova SBE, is the coordinator of this Podcast. Join us! Season 3 #Episode 9:... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: Women Leaders Improve Environmental Outcomes: Evidence from Crop Fires in India
On Wednesday, June 1st, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Meera Mahadevan from UC Irvine to present her work on Women Leaders Improve Environmental Outcomes: Evidence from Crop Fires in India. Author: Meera Mahadevan Abstract: Effective climate action requires leaders that implement pro-environmental policies. Survey evidence suggests that women have a greater concern for the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Mobile Internet and the Rise of Political Tribalism in Europe
On Wendnesday, May 25th, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), on Room D 012 the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Andrea Tesei from Queen Mary University to present his work on “Mobile Internet and the Rise of Political Tribalism in Europe”. Author: Andrea Tesei Abstract: Building on recent evidence in and theories of social psychology focusing on online behaviour, we argue and... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Special lecture by Professor Dean Karlan
NOVAFRICA welcomes Professor Dean Karlan for a Special Lecture on May 24th at 11am (PT time) in Room B134. Dean Karlan is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Co-Director of the Global Poverty Research Lab. He is the Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action,... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: The analysis of the Ukrainian refugee crisis by Professor Catia Batista
Listen to the insights of Professor Catia Batista on the current Ukrainian refugee crisis! In the Nova Economic Club podcast, the scientific director of NOVAFRICA discusses the integration of Ukrainians in Europe compared to African migrants, and more! Listen to the podcast here. Learn about some of the NOVAFRICA projects on International Migration: