NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Two Sides of Gender: Sex, Power, and Adolescence”
On Wednesday, May 12th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Manisha Shah from UCLA to present her work on Two Sides of Gender: Sex, Power, and Adolescence. Author: Manisha Shah, UCLA Abstract: Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa have among the highest rates of unplanned pregnancy and intimate partner violence (IPV) across the globe. We implement a randomized... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper “How has COVID-19 affected the intention to migrate via the backway to Europe? Survey evidence and a salience experiment”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Tijan L.Banh, Catia Batista, Flore Gubert and David MacKenzie, this paper analyses how COVID-19 has been affecting irregular migration to Europe. It includes lessons from an (unsuccessful) salience experiment. Title: How has COVID-19 affected the intention to migrate via the backway to... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Political Influences on Police Responses to Crime”
On Wednesday, May 5th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Katherine Vyborny from Duke University to present her work on Political Influences on Police Responses to Crime. Author: Katherine Vyborny, Duke University Abstract: We investigate how political influences affect the response to crime using microdata from over 1 million complaints logged by police in Lahore, Pakistan.... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Does Exposure to Other Ethnic Regions Promote National Integration? Evidence from Nigeria”
On Wednesday, April 28th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Oyebola Okunogbe from World Bank to present her work on Does Exposure to Other Ethnic Regions Promote National Integration? Evidence from Nigeria. Author: Oyebola Okunogbe, World Bank Abstract: This paper examines how temporary exposure to a different ethnic region affects national integration... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Search Cost, Intermediation, and Trade: Experimental Evidence from Ugandan Agricultural Markets”
On Wednesday, April 21th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Craig McIntosh from University of California to present his work on Search Cost, Intermediation, and Trade: Experimental Evidence from Ugandan Agricultural Markets. Author: Craig McIntosh, University of California Abstract: This High search costs weaken market integration in developing country agricultural markets, harming... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Fight fire with finance: a randomized field experiment to curtail land-clearing fire in Indonesia”
On Wednesday, April 14th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ryan Edwards from Australian National University to present his work on Fight fire With finance: a randomized field experiment to curtail land-clearing fire in Indonesia. Author: Ryan Edwards, Australian National University Abstract: This paper presents one of the first randomized evaluations of collective pay-for-performance... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper “The Impact of Financial Education of Executives on Financial Practices of Medium and Large Enterprises”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Claúdia Custódio, Diogo Mendes, and Daniel Metzger, this paper studies the impact of a course in finance for executives of medium and large enterprises through a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Mozambique. Title: The Impact of Financial Education of Executives on... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: How to support Cabo Delgado’s crisis?
The conflict in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, and the tragic humanitarian situation in the region were analysed in SIC Notícias by Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente. The scientific directors of NOVAFRICA discussed the causes and potential ways forward for this conflict that is on its way to make a million displaced people. Watch the first part... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “The Contingent Electoral Impacts of Programmatic Policies: Evidence From Education Reforms in Tanzania”
On Wednesday, April 7th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ken Opalo from Georgetown University to present his work on The Contingent Electoral Impacts of Programmatic Policies: Evidence From Education Reforms in Tanzania. Author: Ken Opalo, Georgetown University Abstract: This paper investigates the electoral benefits of clientelist and programmatic policies in low-income... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar “Gangs, labor, mobility and development”
On Wednesday, March 24rd, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Micaela Sviatschi from Princeton University to present her work on Gangs, labor, mobility, and development. Author: Micaela Sviatschi, Princeton University Abstract: This paper investigates how two of the world’s largest gangs—MS-13 and 18th Street—affect economic development in El Salvador. We exploit the... Read More