What role do leaders play in shaping national identity—beyond the policies they enact? In our next NOVAFRICA Seminar on Wednesday, June 11, at 3:30 PM (Lisbon time) in Room D 010 at Nova School of Business and Economics, Carcavelos campus, we are pleased to host Professor Lydia Assouad from the London School of Economics and... Read More

“Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Effects of High-Skilled International Emigration on Origin Countries”   The study combines a theoretical framework with a review of recent empirical research showing that: High-skilled emigration can boost home economies by spurring education, health, innovation and businesses, international trade and investment, social and political norms, as well as financial remittances. Migration motivates skill-building... Read More

Flooding is an increasing threat in rapidly growing cities, especially in areas with limited infrastructure and widespread poverty. In Quelimane, a coastal city in Mozambique, NOVAFRICA is working with local communities to reduce the risks of urban flooding through a community-based approach. The project provides technical assistance and small grants to empower residents to design... Read More

What drives wage disparities across social groups? Can we disentangle statistical discrimination from structural wage differences? In our next NOVAFRICA Seminar on Wednesday, April 9, at 3:30 PM (Lisbon time) in Room D-106 at Nova School of Business and Economics, Carcavelos campus, we are pleased to host Professor Prashant Bharadwaj from the University of California, San Diego, to... Read More

In Episode 5, Season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, we speak with Professor Marijke Verpoorten from the Institute of Development Policy – University of Antwerp on her paper:“Keeping Gorillas in the Mist: The Environmental Economics of Accelerating the Adoption of Clean Cooking.” In this episode, Professor Verpoorten discusses the motivation behind the study... Read More

🌍 Celebrating Workers Around the World    On this International Workers’ Day, we honor the resilience, contributions, and aspirations of workers everywhere. At NOVAFRICA, we contribute to this dialogue through research that highlights the challenges and opportunities faced by workers across Africa and beyond. Here are some of our key studies: Motivating Volunteer Health Workers... Read More

It is Day 2 of the CEPR – Centre for Economic Policy Research Development Economics Symposium, jointly hosted with Nova School of Business and Economics and NOVAFRICA! 📍 Location: Nova SBE Carcavelos campus, Lisbon, Portugal. Today continues with Session 5, chaired by NOVA SBE Professor and NOVAFRICA Scientific Director, Pedro C. Vicente. We’ll explore gang... Read More

The CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium, jointly hosted with Nova SBE and NOVAFRICA, begins today! 📍 Location: Nova SBE Carcavelos campus, Lisbon, Portugal. Day 1 features research from leading scholars, with sessions on tax compliance, public service delivery, healthcare systems, entrepreneurship, and urban displacement. Chaired by Alex Armand, Erika Deserranno, Cátia Batista, and Giacomo De... Read More