Four Months in Bula: Why Would I Do It Again
My name is Rita and I’m currently finishing my master’s in economics, at Nova SBE. Last semester I had the pleasure to do an internship, as a research assistant for Novafrica, on a project on Health and Beliefs in Guinea-Bissau. The main goal of this project is to evaluate in which way the beliefs people... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Job Market Placements
NOVAFRICA’s job market candidates are spreading around the world! In a highly competitive job market, our candidates are being placed all around the world. This is the outcome of the rigour and quality of their research work and scientific production in the field of development economics. NOVAFRICA congratulates all these candidates who got jobs matching... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: COVID-19 Information
NOVAFRICA is closely monitoring the rapid spread of COVID-19. Our highest priority is to ensure the safety of the communities with whom we are working, and also of NOVAFRICA’s staff, students, researchers and partners. We are continually adjusting our work to news on the coronavirus outbreak. See here the World Health Organization latest updates.
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Mobilizing Parents at Home and at School: An Experiment on Primary Education in Angola”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Vincenzo Di Maro, Stefan Leeffers, Danila Serra and Pedro C. Vicente, this paper tests ways to mobilize parents for education in Angola. Title: Mobilizing Parents at Home and at School: An Experiment on Primary Education in Angola Authors: Vincenzo Di Maro (The World... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: congratulations to Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente
Congratulations to Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente, Scientific Directors of NOVAFRICA, for their article published in World Development. The article entitled “Improving Access to Savings through Mobile Money: Experimental Evidence from African Smallholder Farmers” is the first study to use a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of using mobile money as a tool... Read More
NOVAFRICA welcomes visiting postdoctoral researcher Caroline Schimanski
NOVAFRICA welcomes visiting postdoctoral researcher Caroline Schimanski. Caroline joined Nova School of Business and Economics in early February. Most of her recent work focuses on public finance economics (i.e. taxation and development) and labour economics, but she is also interested in impact evaluations, social protection, poverty, education, agriculture and health topics. Take a look at... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: new cycle, new challenges in Mozambique
Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of the Nova’s knowledge center, analyses the re-election of Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi in an interview to SIC Notícias. The Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA, foresees better times for the country. In this interview, the specialist in development economics also spoke about the NOVAFRICA’s project in Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique. In... Read More
NOVAFRICA welcomes new resident member: Jules Gazeaud
Jules Gazeaud is a post-doctoral researcher who joined Nova SBE in early January. His research uses modern applied econometric methods to produce policy-relevant studies on poverty, social protection, migration, and areas at the intersection of these topics Part of his research is based on fieldwork and randomized experiments conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. He holds a... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Adopting Mobile Money Evidence From An Experiment in Rural Africa”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Catia Batista and Pedro C. Vicente, this paper describes the mobile money adoption patterns following the experimental introduction of mobile money services for the first time in rural areas of Southern Mozambique. Title: Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence From An Experiment In Rural... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Pedro Vicente analyses the instability in Mozambique
NOVAFRICA analyses the instability in Mozambique and showcases the center’s projects in Guinea-Bissau. Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of the Nova’s knowledge center, was interviewed in RTP Africa to explain the reasons of the instability in Mozambique. In the “Causa e efeito” program the specialist in development economics also spoke about some of NOVAFRICA research projects... Read More