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”.
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