NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“The Reliability and Validity of Skills Measurement in Rural Household Surveys”
On Wednesday, April 13th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Karen Macours, from the Paris School of Economics to present her work on the reliability and validity of applying commonly used skills measures in developing countries. Author: Karen Macours Abstract: Measures of cognitive, non-cognitive and technical skills are increasingly used in development economics, to analyze... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Low Quality, Low Returns, Low Adoption: Evidence from the Market for Fertilizer and Hybrid Seed in Uganda”
On Wednesday, April 6th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jakob Svensson, from the Institute for International Economic Studies to present his work on the effects of fertilizer and seed quality on agricultural productivity. Author: Jakob Svensson Abstract: To reduce poverty and food insecurity in Africa requires raising productivity in agriculture. Systematic use of fertilizer... Read More
NOVAFRICA 2016 Summer Research Internships
NOVAFRICA is now accepting applications for the 2016 Summer Research Internships. The internships will be integrated in several ongoing NOVAFRICA field research projects. Most of these projects consist of randomized impact evaluations of interventions. The following projects will be active: natural resource management in Cabo Delgado (Mozambique) aspirations and entrepreneurship in Maputo (Mozambique) farmer participatory... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Migrants and the Making of America”
On Wednesday, March 30th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sandra Sequeira, from the London School of Economics to present her work on the effects of immigration on socioeconomic outcomes in the US. Author: Sandra Sequeira Abstract: We examine European migration into U.S. counties between 1860 and 1920, during the height of America’s Age of Mass... Read More
2016 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa
The 2016 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa will take place in Lisbon (Portugal) on July 14 and 15. The keynote speakers will be Stefan Dercon (Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford), David McKenzie (Lead Economist at the World Bank) and Edward Miguel (Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley). Invitation to submit: We are looking for contributions... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Short-term Impacts of Entrepreneurship Skills Development”
On Wednesday, March 9th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Francisco Campos, from the World Bank to present his work on different entrepreneurship training schemes to improve productivity of micro-entrepreneurs in Togo. Author: Francisco Campos Abstract: A significant part of the labor force in Africa is engaged in small-scale entrepreneurship. Differences in managerial capacity and... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Can Network Theory-based Targeting Increase Technology Adoption?”
On Wednesday, March 2nd, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jeremy Magruder, from the University of California, Berkeley to present his work on theory-driven network targeting approaches and simpler strategies to foster adoption of new agricultural technology. Authors: Lori Beaman Ariel Ben Yishay Jeremy Magruder Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Abstract: In order to induce farmers to... Read More
A Fun Talk on Increasing Immigration?!
Steve Gerben, an american comedian recently catched my attention by being referred to have given a talk on immigration that “will make you laugh, cry, cry-laugh, and think” (quoting Chris Blattman’s blog). The talk was filmed in the Plays and Players Theater in Philadelphia in January this year, and brings together public opinions and scientific... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“What Are the Headwaters of Formal Savings? Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka”
On Wednesday, February 17th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Christopher Woodruff, from the University of Warwick to present his work on where the money for formal saving programs comes from in Sri Lanka. Authors: Michael Callen Suresh de Mel Craig McIntosh Christopher Woodruff Abstract: When households increase their deposits in formal bank savings accounts,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Upward or Downward: Occupational Mobility and Return Migration”
On Friday, February 05th, at 4.00pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jackie Wahba, from the University of Southampton to present her work on the occupational mobility of return migrants in Egypt. Authors: Jackie Wahba Abstract: We study the extent to which temporary overseas migration enables returnees to climb the occupational ladder. Using data from Egypt, we examine... Read More