NOVAFRICA Development Economics Job Market Talks Podcast
Listen here to the NOVAFRICA Development Economics Job Market Talks Podcast! The NOVAFRICA knowledge center presents a new series of podcasts interviewing economics job candidates working on development economics in Africa. A podcast coordinated by Professor Alex Armand from NOVAFRICA and Nova School of Business and Economics. In this Podcast episode we discuss how cultural distance can influence... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar “Benchmarking a Child Nutrition Program against Cash: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda”
On Wednesday, December 2nd, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Andrew Zeitlin from Georgetown University. Author: Andrew Zeitlin, Georgetown University Abstract: We present the results of a study designed to ‘benchmark’ a major USAID-funded child malnutrition program against what would have occurred if the cost of the program had simply been disbursed directly to beneficiaries to... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: new article on the curse of natural resources in Mozambique published in the AER
Congratulations to NOVAFRICA resident members, Alex Armand, Alexander Coutts, Pedro C. Vicente and Inês Vilela for their article “Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique” published at the American Economic Review, one of the top five journals in economics. Natural resources can have a negative impact on the economy through corruption... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Preventing Islamic Radicalization in Mozambique
The violence in Cabo Delgado is a concern for the international community. In the context of Islamic insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, NOVAFRICA developed a conflict-prevention project where religious sensitization decreased anti-social behavior. Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA described these projects, their results and policy implications in SIC Noticias, TVI 24 and RTP Africa.... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar “Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling”
On Wednesday, November 18th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Samuel Bazzi from Boston University. Author: Samuel Bazzi, Boston University Abstract: Public schooling systems are an essential feature of modern states. These systems often developed at the expense of religious schools, which undertook the bulk of education historically and still cater to large student... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Africa FinTech Report
Over 60% of the sub-Sharan African adult population is unbanked. African demographics are exploding, and the rate of mobile phone penetration is extremely high – even where there is no electricity or paved roads. FinTech is a huge opportunity for leapfrogging and closing gaps in financial inclusion and several other business areas. These are some of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Development Economics Job Market Talks
Listen here the NOVAFRICA Development Economics Job Market Talks! The NOVAFRICA knowledge center presents a new series of podcasts interviewing economics job candidates working on development economics in Africa. A podcast coordinated by Professor Alex Armand from NOVAFRICA and Nova School of Business and Economics. In this Podcast episode we discuss the contracting to promote agricultural modernization in Senegal with... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Preventing Islamic radicalization in Mozambique
In the context of the Islamist insurgency in Northern Mozambique, Pedro C. Vicente, Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA developed with local partners a conflict-prevention project through which religious sensitization decreased anti-social behavior. Listen his interview to RDP Africa (Portuguese only). Learn more about this project here.
NOVAFRICA Webinar “Can Microfinance Unlock a Poverty Trap for Some Entrepreneurs?”
On Wednesday, November 11th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Cynthia Kinnan from Tufts University. Author: Cynthia Kinnan, Tufts University Abstract: Can microcredit help unlock a poverty trap for some people by putting their businesses on a different trajectory? Could the small microcredit treatment effects often found for the average household mask important heterogeneity? In... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar “Eat Widely, Vote Wisely? Lessons from a Campaign Against Vote Buying in Uganda”
On Wednesday, October 28th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Benjamin Marx from Sciences Po to present his work on the effects of an anti-vote buying campaign in Uganda. Author: Benjamin Marx, Sciences Po Abstract: we estimate the effects of one of the largest anti-vote-buying campaigns ever studied – half a million voters exposed... Read More