NOVAFRICA Podcast: Artisanal Mining in Africa
In episode 2 season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks, we welcome Victoire Girard, research faculty at Nova School of Business and Economics and a resident member at NOVAFRICA, to discuss her research on artisanal gold mining in Africa. Her paper, Artisanal Mining in Africa, explores the complex trade-offs between economic livelihoods and environmental... Read More
Six Months in Mozambique: Lessons from the Field
There are experiences that shift the way we see the world, and my time in Mozambique, working with NOVAFRICA, was one of them. Over six months, I had the privilege of stepping out of academic theories and into the daily realities of local small businesses—witnessing firsthand the struggles of survival, job search, and entrepreneurial decision-making... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development
A new study in the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series examines how criminal organizations impact economic development. Using a spatial regression discontinuity design centered on gang-created territorial borders, the research finds that individuals in gang-controlled neighborhoods experience lower income, education, and material well-being compared to those just outside gang territory. A key factor? Restricted mobility, which... Read More
NOVAFRICA Podcast: Slack and Economic Development
New Podcast Season! NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks – Season 7 Premiere We’re excited to launch Season 7 of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks podcast! 🔊 In Episode 1, we welcome Dennis Egger from the University of Oxford to discuss his research paper, “Slack and Economic Development.” This episode discusses how the underutilization of labor and resources... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Vaccination Hesitancy in Africa: The Unintended Consequence of a Culture Clash?
On Wednesday, February 26th, at 3:30pm (Lisbon time), in Room D -105 of the Carcavelos campus of Nova SBE, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Giacomo De Luca from Free University of Bozen-Bolzano to present his work on “Vaccination Hesitancy in Africa: The Unintended Consequence of a Culture Clash?” Abstract: This paper studies child first year immunisation across... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: Tax morale, public goods, and politics: Experimental evidence from Mozambique
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series! Written by Wayne Sandholtz and Pedro Vicente, this paper examines how public goods information and political autonomy influence tax morale and electoral support in Mozambique. The study provides valuable insights into the relationship between communication strategies, public trust, and political dynamics, contributing... Read More
People of NOVAFRICA: Arinze Nwokolo
Arinze Nwokolo is an Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) of Economics and Finance at the Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Navarra, Spain, and was a CSAE Fellow at Oxford University, and served as a Research Associate at the Navarra International Development Centre, Spain. His research spans development... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Cognitive Consequences of Insecure National Belonging
On Wednesday, February 12th, at 3:30pm (Lisbon time), in Room D -112 of the Carcavelos campus of Nova SBE, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Amma Panin from UCLouvain to present her work on “Cognitive Consequences of Insecure National Belonging” Abstract Ethnonationalist governments frequently adopt policies that challenge the status of ethnic and religious minorities as equal... Read More
A Transformative Experience in Mozambique with NOVAFRICA
My name is Veronica Guerra. I am from Italy, and this is my final semester as an Economics student at Nova SBE. Last semester, I had the opportunity to embark on an adventure with NOVAFRICA as a research assistant in Mozambique for the project “Experimental Evidence on Occupational Choices of Microentrepreneurs in Mozambique”. When my... Read More
NOVAFRICA Vacancy for Research Assistant on Education project (Remote)
Professor Wayne Sandholtz (Nova SBE) seeks qualified applicants for the position of Research Assistant (RA) on the project ”Education and political economy in Brazil”. The RA will work on two projects involving education in Brazil. One seeks to measure the electoral effects of public reports on municipalities’ educational quality. The other seeks to measure how... Read More