NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization”
On Wednesday, November 14, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ragnar Torvik, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), to present his work. Author: Ragnar Torvik, NTNU Abstract: We provide a potential explanation for the absence of, and unwillingness to create, centralized power in the hands of a national state based on the political agenda effect.... Read More
A talk with António Cruz
On November 7th, 2018, António Cruz gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Industries without smokestacks: Mozambique case study”. After the seminar the NOVAFRICA Student Group asked him a few questions about the paper he presented and his research in general. You can see the video here. You can also see NOVAFRICA... Read More
NOVAFRICA Event: Partners’ Cocktail in Bissau
On October 23, 2018, NOVAFRICA Partners’ Cocktail was held in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. NOVAFRICA has been developing research in Guinea-Bissau since 2015 and is currently conducting an impact evaluation of the health program “Estratégia para a aceleração da redução da mortalidade materna, neonatal e infanto-juvenil na Guiné Bissau – Sector Autónomo de Bissau” (Strategy to accelerate... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Industries without smokestacks: Mozambique case study”
On Wednesday, November 7, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes António Cruz, from UNU-WIDER, to present his work. Author: António Cruz, UNU-WIDER Abstract: Under the current international economic conditions, where Asian countries are strong competitors in the manufacturing commodities, low-income countries like Mozambique could attempt to compete in industries without smokestacks. Fruits and vegetables, agro-processing goods,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Toward an Understanding of the Welfare Effects of Nudges: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Uganda”
On Wednesday, October 31st, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Erwin Bulte from Wageningen University & Research, to present his work. Author: Erwin Bulte, Wageningen University & Research Abstract: Social scientists have recently explored subtle approaches (“nudges”) to encourage certain behaviors across a variety of situations, from energy conservation to healthy dieting. Focusing on how framing... Read More
NOVAFRICA Vacancy: NOVAFRICA Executive Director
NOVAFRICA is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Executive Director for its office at the Nova School of Business and Economics in Portugal. NOVAFRICA is a knowledge center created by the Nova School of Business and Economics of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in 2011. Its mission is to produce expertise with an impact on business and economic development in Africa. A particular focus... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Occupation-Skill Mismatch and Selection of Immigrants: Evidence from the Portuguese Labor Market”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Tijan L. Bah this paper analyzes the occupation-skill mismatch and selection of Immigrants in the Portuguese labor market. Title: Occupation-Skill Mismatch and Selection of Immigrants: Evidence from the Portuguese Labor Market Authors: Tijan L. Bah Abstract: This paper aims at investigating... Read More
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NOVAFRICA Seminar: “No Kin In The Game: Moral Hazard and War in the U.S. Congress”
On Wednesday, October 10th, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Eoin McGuirk from Tufts University, to present his work. Author: Eoin McGuirk, Tufts University Abstract: Why do wars occur? We exploit a natural experiment to test the longstanding hypothesis that leaders declare war because they fail to internalize the associated costs. We test this moral hazard theory... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Long-term and Intergenerational Effects of Education: Evidence from School Construction in Indonesia”
On Wednesday, September 26th, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Richard Akresh from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to present his work. Author: Richard Akresh (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaing) Abstract: In 1973, the Indonesian government began one of the largest school construction programs ever. We use 2016 nationally representative data to examine... Read More