NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Refugee’s Dilemma – Jewish Outmigration from Nazi Germany”
On Wednesday, September 18, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Mathias Thoenig from the Lausanne University, to present his work on migration decisions in a context of uncertainty. Author: Mathias Thoening, Lausanne University. Abstract: By the end of 1938, more than two-thirds of the Jewish community was still located in Germany. In this paper we estimate the push and pull... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Can collective action be trained?”
On Wednesday, July 3, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Paulo Santos, from the Monash University, to present his work on collective action and training. Author: Paulo Santos, Monash University. Abstract: We present experimental evidence of the impact of playing a common property resource (CPR) game on real life cooperation and its economic benefits. The CPR... Read More
Tavneet Suri: Insights from her Work
Tavneet Suri is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and an Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Additionally, she is the editor-in-chief of VoxDev; Scientific Director for Africa for J-PAL; Co-Chair of the Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative at J-PAL; a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau... Read More
Leonard Wantchekon: Insights from his Work
Activist turned scholar Leonard Wantchekon is well-known for his research in Political Economy and Development Economics, particularly on the topics of democracy and governance, resource curse and the long-run impact of historical events. Wantchekon is currently faculty of the Politics department and associated faculty in the Economics department at Princeton University. In his 2003 seminal... Read More
Paul Collier: Insights from his Work
Currently, Sir Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College in Oxford. Furthermore, he is the Director of the International Growth Centre and the Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies. Between 1998 and 2003 the Professor... Read More
Gerard Padró-i-Miquel: Insights from his Work
Gerard Padró-i-Miquel is a professor of economics and political science at Yale University and a renowned economist for his contribution to the field of political economy applied to developing countries. Moreover, he is interested in the interplay between politics and economics as a barrier for development with a focus on civil conflicts and on the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Women’s economic empowerment and fertility: Long-term evidence from Tanzania”
On Tuesday, June 25, at 04.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Kjetil Bjorvatn, from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), to present his work on women’s economic empowerment and fertility. Author: Kjetil Bjorvatn, NHH. Abstract: Many young girls in developing countries experience early pregnancy and lifelong dependence upon family and partners, which may prevent them from reaching... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Skills, Signals and Job Search in Low-income Labor Markets: Evidence from a Six-year Two-Sided Field Experiment”
On Wednesday, June 19, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Vittorio Bassi, from the University of Southern California, to present his work on skills, signals and job search in low-income labor markets. Author: Vittorio Bassi, University of Southern California. Abstract: Many developing countries face the key policy challenge of matching workers to good jobs. The search... Read More
Now open! NOVAFRICA 2019 Summer Research Internships
The vacancies for the NOVAFRICA 2019 Summer Research Internships are now open! The vacancies for the NOVAFRICA 2019 Summer Research Internships are now open! NOVAFRICA is now accepting applications for the 2019 Summer Research Internships. The internships will take place in the context of ongoing NOVAFRICA field research projects. Most of these projects consist of... Read More
NOVAFRICA is hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher
NOVAFRICA is now recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. For further information see here: NOVAFRICA Vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Fellow If you would like to receive periodic information about NOVAFRICA vacancies and activities, please send an email with the subject “SUBSCRIBE”.