June 17, 2026.
Nova SBE, Carcavelos Campus .
Lisbon, Portugal.
Scientific Committee
Andrej Smirnov
Arianna Cima
Daniele Chiavenato
Frederica Mendonça
Galina Vysotskaya
Rita Mira Vaz
Rita Neves
Nicholas Wilson
Vitor Cavalcante
Submission Guidelines - deadline on March 15, 2026
NOVAFRICA is organizing the 2026 NOVAFRICA PhD Workshop on Development Economics that will take place at Nova School of Business and Economics on June 17, 2026. The 4th edition of this event is organized by the NOVAFRICA doctoral students and attended by the NOVAFRICA faculty members.
We invite submissions from doctoral students on the broad theme of development economics.
The Workshop is a great opportunity to share ongoing work at an advanced stage and receive critical feedback.
Submissions of full papers are expected by March 15, 2026. Extended abstracts (up to 3 pages and containing first results) may also be submitted. Applicants who have already submitted a paper to the 2026 NOVAFRICA Conference must submit a separate application to be considered for the PhD Workshop.
Decisions will be communicated by April 5, 2026. There is no participation fee for the Workshop, however, participants must cover their own costs of travel and accommodation.
The Workshop is followed by the 2026 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development.
This year’s conference keynote speakers are Abhijit Banerjee (MIT), Isaac Mbiti (University of Notre Dame), and Sandra Sequeira (LSE). For more details, please visit the conference webpage.
More information about NOVAFRICA past events can be found here.
For further information or assistance, please contact us through email.
The PDF version of this call for papers can be downloaded here.
Submit your paper here.
Program
Download the pdf version of the program here (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.
