June 27 and 28, 2024
Nova SBE, Carcavelos campus
Lisbon, Portugal
Keynote Presentations
Seema Jayachandran
Princeton University
David McKenzie
World Bank
Christopher Udry
Northwestern University
Conference Sum Up Video
Call For Papers - Deadline: February 15, 2024
Invitation to submit:
We are looking for contributions on the broad theme of economic development. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: education and health; entrepreneurship and private sector development; financial inclusion; international migration and refugees; natural resource management; public service provision and political economy; technology adoption in low-income countries.
Submission guidelines and timetable:
Submissions of full papers (pdf files) are expected by February 15, 2024. Extended abstracts may also be submitted but priority will be given to full papers. Decisions will be made by March 4, 2024, at which time conference registration will open.
Scientific Committee:
Submit your paper here.
You can also download the pdf version of the call for papers here.
Program
Pre-conference events
2024 PhD Summer School on Development Economics
June 24 – 26, 2024.
2024 PhD Workshop on Development Economics
June 26, 2024.
Conference Program
Please find a pdf version of the full conference program here.
June 27, 2024
9.00 am | Registration
9.30 am | Opening Session
(Auditorium Champalimaud | Room B137)
Pedro Oliveira, Dean at Nova SBE
10.00 am | Coffee Break
10.30 am | Parallel Sessions A
| Religion (Room B137)
| Gender I (Room B136)
| Cash Transfers (Room B002)
| Political Economy I (Room B003)
| Health I (Room B004)
| Firms (Room B005)
12.30 pm | Lunch
2.00 pm | Keynote Speech
Payments for conservation in developing countries
(Auditorium Champalimaud | Room B137)
Seema Jayachandran, Princeton University
3.00 pm | Coffee Break
3.30 pm | Parallel Sessions B
| Political Economy II (Room B137)
| Gender II (Room B136)
| Behavioral (Room B002)
| Migration (Room B003)
| Health II (Room B004)
| Education I (Room B005)
6.00 pm | Coffee Break
6.30 pm | Policy Roundtable
How can science contribute to development in Africa?
(Auditorium Champalimaud | Room B137)
Magda Robalo, Women in Global Health and Former Minister of Health, Guinea-Bissau
Manuel Araújo, Mayor of Quelimane, Mozambique
Vivian Onano, Founder and Director at Leading Light Initiative, Kenya
June 28, 2024
9.00 am | Keynote Speech
Personal Initiative Training continues to do better than Traditional Business Training 7 years later
(Auditorium Champalimaud | Room B137)
David McKenzie, World Bank
10.00 am | Coffee Break
10.30 am | Parallel Sessions C
| Migrant Integration (Room B137)
| Labor (Room B136)
| Agriculture (Room B002)
| Public Sector (Room B003)
| Health III (Room B004)
| Education II (Room B005)
1.00 pm | Lunch
2.30 pm | Keynote Speech
Structural Change and Agricultural Productivity in Africa
(Auditorium Champalimaud | Room B137)
Christopher Udry, Northwestern University
3.30 pm | Parallel Sessions D
| Conflict (Room B137)
| Contracts (Room B136)
| Climate Change (Room B002)
| Mobile Phones (Room B003)
| Fertility (Room B004)
5.30 pm | Coffee Break
6.00 pm | Policy Address
The Evolution and the Future of Human Development: Concept and Metrics
(Auditorium Champalimaud | Room B137)
Pedro Conceição, United Nations Development Programme
7.00 pm | Closing Remarks
(Auditorium Champalimaud | Room B137)
Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente, Scientific Directors of NOVAFRICA
Endorsed by
Registration
Early Bird Registration fee (until April 30th, 2024): EUR 200.00.
Regular Registration fee (between May 1st and June 8th, 2024): EUR 300.00.
Click here to go to the registration form.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Travel to Carcavelos campus
Airplane
The easiest way to come to Lisbon is by airplane to the Lisbon airport. The easiest way to get from the airport to the Nova campus in Carcavelos is by Taxi or Uber. It is a 30Km journey that costs up to 35 EUR by taxi.
Car
If you arrive by car, you can use the campus parking or park for free in the campus’ surrounding areas.
Train
You can travel overnight by train. There are trains connecting Madrid (Lusitânia Comboio Hotel), Vigo (Celta train) and Irun (Sud Expresso) to Lisbon. From the city center you can take a train to the Nova Carcavelos campus. This train leaves from the station “Cais do Sodré” to either the “Oeiras” or the “Carcavelos” train station and takes approximately 35 minutes. From the Oeiras train station it is a 20 minute walk to the campus. It is 25 minute walk or 5 minute ride with the MobiCascais shuttle from the train station in Carcavelos.
Within Campus
Please see the campus map here for a description of the conference rooms and campus facilities.
Local Accommodation
Palácio Estoril Hotel 5*****
Special prices upon availability until April 22nd, 2024: 220€/Night – Classic Single Room | 240€/Night – Classic Double Room (breakfast included | does not include city tax: 2€ per person per day) | Reservations through website using the promotional code “NOVAFRICA2024”.
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Farol Hotel 5*****
Special prices upon availability: special 15% discount on the best available rate (BAR), which can be found on this link. Reservations must be made with Patricia Finuras at reservations@farol.com.pt. To access this discount, please quote the promotional code “NOVAFRICA24”.
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Riviera Hotel Carcavelos 4****
Special prices upon availability until May 27th, 2024(for the nights on 26 and 27 June): 99€/Night – Single Room | 114€/Night – Double Room (breakfast and Wi-Fi Internet included) | Cancellation Policy: free of charges if cancelled until 72h before check in| Reservations through email using this address vera.moura@rivierahotel.pt or this reservas@rivierahotel.pt using the promotional code “NOVAFRICA2024”.
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