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 will host a Conference on November 21, 2017. The Conference which will take place in Room A224, at Nova SBE, will address the: “The EU-Africa Summit and the Future of the Relations Between Portugal and Africa”. For more information please see the... Read More
A talk with Lucia Corno
On October 25th, 2017, Lucia Corno gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the Direction of Marriage Payments”. 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... Read More
A talk with Lorenzo Casaburi
On October 18th, 2017, Lorenzo Casaburi gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Firm and Market Response to Saving Constraints: Evidence from the Kenyan Dairy Industry”. After the seminar the NOVAFRICA Student Group asked him a few questions about the paper he presented and his research in general. You can... Read More
A talk with Severine Toussaert
On October 16th, 2017, Severine Toussaert gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “Eliciting Temptation and Self-control Through Menu Choices: A Lab Experiment”. 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... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Firm and Market Response to Saving Constraints: Evidence from the Kenyan Dairy Industry”
On Wednesday, October 18th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Lorenzo Casaburi, from University of Zurich, to present his work. Authors: Lorenzo Casaburi (University of Zurich) Abstract: Failures in saving markets can spill over into other markets: When producers are saving constrained, trustworthy buyers can offer infrequent delayed payments, a saving tool, and purchase at... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Age of Marriage, Weather Shocks, and the Direction of Marriage Payments”
On Wednesday, October 25th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Lucia Corno, from Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore International, to present her work. Authors: Lucia Corno (Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore International) Abstract: This paper studies how aggregate economic conditions affect marriage markets in developing countries where marriage is regulated by traditional customary norms. We... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Eliciting Temptation and Self-control Through Menu Choices: A Lab Experiment”
On Monday, October 16th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Severine Toussaert, from London School of Economics, to present her work. Authors: Severine Toussaert (London School of Economics) Abstract: Unlike present-biased individuals, agents who suffer self-control costs as in Gul and Pesendorfer (2001) may choose to restrict their choice set even when they expect to resist temptation.... Read More
Migration as a wheel for change
Migration is ultimately an individual decision, with most gains and losses accruing directly to the individual migrant. Ideally the freedom to move to wherever one feels better equipped to provide a living for herself and her family should be taken as an absolute value. But there are of course practical considerations when countries host immigrants,... Read More
My 2017 NOVAFRICA Internship in Cabo Delgado
The procedure could be compared to eating a 5 course menu at a multi-cultural cuisine and evaluating the exotic tastes without knowing anything about where the ingredients are coming from. Good chefs like to taste their ingredients personally before they cook with them. Having said this, working on the ground in Mozambique as a research field intern... Read More
A unique opportunity – My 2017 Summer Research Internship Experience
My internship in NOVAFRICA was in the capital of Guinea-Bissau. It was my first time in Africa, as such, I was surprised from the moment I arrived. Although it’s a capital, Bissau is not at all like any other city I knew before. The most relevant place is the main market called “Bandim” where they... Read More