NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India”
On Wednesday, February 7th, at 2.30pm the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Abhijeet Singh, from University College London, to present his work. Author: Abhijeet Singh (University College London) Abstract: We present experimental evidence on the impact of a personalized technology-aided after-school instruction program on learning outcomes. Our setting is middle-school grades in urban India, where a lottery provided winning... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Cronyism in State Violence: Evidence from Labor Repression During Argentina’s Last Dictatorship”
On Friday, February 9th, at 2.30pm the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Shanker Satyanath, from New York University, to present his work. Author: Shanker Satyanath (New York University) Abstract: We study whether crony governance can extend beyond economic policy to the targeting of state violence against citizens. We do so with a micro-analysis of state repression by... Read More
NOVAFRICA Conference on “Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality”
NOVAFRICA, in partnership with VIDA, organised a conference on December 11, 2017. The event, which took place at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, addressed the topic “Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality”. We had several speakers from remarkable organisations both from the public sector and academia. You can see the clipping of the... Read More
Annual Report 2016
Since its creation in 2011, the NOVAFRICA center has produced substantial output in the field of business and economic development in African countries. Specifically, we have been undertaking a range of applied research projects in which the interaction with governmental and non‐governmental institutions has been of key importance. Our geographical focus of attention has mainly,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Program: First MDI in Portuguese
NOVAFRICA organized the first Management Development Institute (MDI) in Portuguese, which occurred from 03 to 09 December 2017 in Maputo, Mozambique. The MDI is a one-week intensive training designed to enhance the leadership, management and governance skills of program managers and leaders of sub-Saharan organisations, governmental and nongovernmental, which are devoted to delivering health care... Read More
NOVAFRICA Conference“The EU-Africa Summit and the Future of the Relations Between Portugal and Africa”
NOVAFRICA, in partnership with the Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Portugal-Costa do Marfim, organised a Conference on 21 November 2017. The event, which took place at Nova SBE, addressed the theme ‘EU-Africa Summit and the Future of the Relations between Portugal and Africa’. Several speakers from CCIPCM, Nova SBE, NOVAFRICA, Millennium BCP, SIC and Nuvigroup... Read More
A talk with Sara Lowes
On November 8th, 2017, Sara Lowes gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “Matrilineal Kinship and Spousal Cooperation: Evidence from the Matrilineal Belt”. After the seminar the NOVAFRICA Student Group asked her a few questions about the paper she presented and her research in general. You can see the video here. You... Read More
The Uses of Development Economics: A talk with Abhijit Banerjee
On November 7, 2017, NOVAFRICA welcomes Professor Abhijit Banerjee from MIT for a talk under the theme “The Uses of Development Economics”. This event, co-organized by NOVAFRICA, NEC, E4P and NovaSU, will be an informal conversation for those interested in development economics. Abhijit Banerjee is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of... Read More
NOVAFRICA CONFERENCE: “Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality”
On December 11, NOVAFRICA in partnership with VIDA will host a conference on Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality. The conference is an all-day event, starting at 9 am and will take place in auditorium 3 of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. For all information regarding this event, please see here. We welcome your presence! ... Read More
ENDLESS – My 2017 Summer Research Internship Experience
First word that comes to my mind every time I open my eyes in this land. Everything is GRAND: the Nature, the relationships, the land itself. Like every day was our last day, or like every day was the beginning of life. Thus, NOVAFRICA for me represents my first life-changing moment (of many, I am... Read More