NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Consequences of Refugee Repatriation for Stayees: Implications for Sustainable Development”
On Thursday, April 4, at 11.00 am, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Isabel Ruiz, from the University of Oxford, to present her work on refugee repatriation. Author: Isabel Ruiz, University of Oxford. Abstract: Large-scale refugee repatriation is sometimes considered a threat to stability and sustainable development because of the burden it could impose on receiving communities. Yet the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Migration and the Value of Social Networks”
On Wednesday, April 3, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Josh Blumenstock, from the University of California, Berkeley, to present his work on migration and social networks. Author: Josh Blumenstock, University of California, Berkeley. Abstract: What is the value of a social network? Prior work suggests two distinct mechanisms that have historically been difficult to differentiate:... Read More
EMERGENCY Appeal for Mozambique
Donations accepted through the Portuguese Red Cross Cyclone Idai has swept through central Mozambique, destroying almost everything in its path, causing devastating floods, killing and injuring thousands of people. Many thousands of people are currently waiting to be rescued. According to the United Nations, this is the worst ever disaster to strike the southern hemisphere.... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Identifying communication spillovers in lab in the field experiments”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Alexander Coutts this paper analyzes the communication spillovers in lab in the field experiments. Title: Identifying communication spillovers in lab in the field experiments Authors: Alexander Coutts Abstract: The use of lab in the field experiments has increased dramatically, given... Read More
Europe is cool!
Britain votes to leave the European Union. Yellows vests color and unrest France and other European countries. Several European governments are elected with a mandate to express their strong disagreement with the traditional European values of solidarity and human rights protection. Many claim that Europe is in a downward spiral and people living in Europe... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Long Run Intergenerational Mobility in India: New Estimates from Administrative Data”
On Wednesday, March 13, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sam Asher, from the World Bank, to present his work on long run intergenerational mobility in India. Author: Sam Asher, World Bank. Abstract: Intergenerational mobility is a useful measure for describing long run changes in access to opportunity, but it is difficult to measure in developing countries... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Wheels of Change: Impact of Bicycles on Female Education and Empowerment in Zambia”
On Thursday, March 14, at 2.00 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ana Garcia-Hernandez, from Nova SBE, to present her work on the impact of bicycles on female education and empowerment in Zambia. Author: Ana Garcia-Hernandez, Nova SBE. Abstract: We study the impact of an innovative conditional kind transfer program in rural Zambia that provides a bicycle... Read More
2019 NOVAFRICA PhD Workshops
There will be three different workshops: Agriculture, Technology Adoption, and Social Networks Migration and Development Political Economy and Development The workshops will take place before the 2019 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa.
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Spillovers without Social Interactions in Urban Sanitation”
On Wednesday, February 27, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Laura Schechter, from the University of Wisconsin, to present her work on Spillovers without Social Interactions in Urban Sanitation. Author: Laura Schechter, University of Wisconsin Abstract: While there is substantial evidence that social network effects are important in encouraging technology adoption in rural environments, there is little evidence... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Hiding loans using mobile money: Experimental evidence on microenterprise investment in Uganda”
On Wednesday, February 13, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Emma Riley, from the University of Oxford, to present her work on Hiding loans using mobile money on microenterprise investment in Uganda. Author: Emma Riley, University of Oxford Abstract: I examine whether changing the way microfinance loans are disbursed to utilise widespread mobile money services impacts the... Read More