June 18 and 19, 2026
Nova SBE, Carcavelos campus
Lisbon, Portugal
Keynote Presentations
Abhijit Banerjee
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Isaac Mbiti
University of Notre Dame
Sandra Sequeira
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Call For Papers - Deadline: February 15, 2026
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, 2026. Extended abstracts may also be submitted but priority will be given to full papers. Decisions will be made by March 5, 2026, at which time conference registration will open.
Submit your paper here.
You can also download the pdf version of the call for papers here.
Scientific Committee:
Program
Pre-conference events
2026 NOVAFRICA PhD Workshop on Development Economics
June 17, 2026.
Conference Program
To be Annouced.
Pos-conference events
PhD Summer School: Development Economics
June 22-24, 2026.
Registration
Early Bird Registration fee (until April 30th, 2026): 250.00 EUR.
Regular Registration fee (between May 1st and June 8th, 2026): 350.00 EUR.
Click here to go to the registration form – TBD
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. (TBD)
Local Accommodation
TBD
