NOVAFRICA Merit Scholarships
NOVAFRICA has been promoting the NOVAFRICA Merit Scholarships Program since 2012. This scholarship is awarded to outstanding students from sub-Saharan African countries who have been accepted at Nova SBE. It consists of a tuition waiver and subsistence allowance. Before being considered for this scholarship, students must secure admission in a Nova SBE degree of their... Read More
A talk with Jessica Goldberg
On November 23th, 2016, Jessica Goldberg gave a talk in NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “When Defaults Matter: Behavioral Economics and The Use of Savings Accounts in Malawi”. 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... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Long-Range Growth: Economic Development in the Global Network of Air Links”
On Wednesday, December 7th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes David Drott from University of Zurich to present his work. Authors: David Drott (University of Zurich) Abstract: We study the impact of international long-distance flights on the global spatial allocation of economic activity. To identify causal effects, we exploit variation due to regulatory and technological constraints which... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“When Defaults Matter: Behavioral Economics and The Use of Savings Accounts in Malawi”
On Wednesday, November 23th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jessica Goldberg from University of Maryland to present her work. Authors: Jessica Goldberg (University of Maryland) Abstract: We assess the propensity of owners of a savings account to switch to another, cheaper account, once fees are introduced to their hitherto free account, compared to that of a... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Risk Attitudes and Household Migration Decisions”
On Wednesday, November 9th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Luigi Minale from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid to present his work. Authors: Luigi Minale (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) Abstract: This paper analyses the relation between individual migrations and the risk attitudes of other household members when migration is a household decision. We develop... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Social Networks, Reputation and Commitment: Evidence From A Savings Monitors Experiment”
On Wednesday, October 19th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Emily Breza from Columbia University to present her work. Authors: Emily Breza (Columbia University) Abstract: We study whether individuals save more when information about their savings is shared with another village member (a “monitor”). We focus on whether the monitor’s effectiveness depends on her network position. Central... Read More
2016 NOVAFRICA
Conference on Economic Development in Africa
On 14 and 15 July, NOVAFRICA held a conference on innovations and challenges of economic development in Africa. The 2016 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa will take place in Lisbon (Portugal) in Henrique Mendonça Palacete. You can see the program and the documents of the event here.
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Child Height and Intergenerational Transmission of Health: Evidence from Ethnic Indians in England”
On Monday, October 10th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Alessandro Tarozzi from Universitat Pompeu Fabra to present his work. Authors: Alessandro Tarozzi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Abstract: A large literature documents a widespread prevalence of small stature among Indian children as well as adults. We show that a height gap relative to a richer population such as... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Can Entertainment Media Undermine Dictatorships?”
On Thursday, October 6th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Claudio Ferraz from PUC Rio to present his work. Authors: Claudio Ferraz (PUC Rio) Please find further information about this seminar here. See the paper here.
2016 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa
On the 14th and 15th of July, NOVAFRICA held a conference on innovations and challenges of economic development in Africa. The conference, in which renowned researchers from international universities participated, reported on current initiatives and research projects in development economics, as well as hosted a policy roundtable with representatives from the Portuguese government, the private... Read More