September 30, 2025
Universidade de Cabo Verde
Auditório 101, Edifício 8, Campus do Palmarejo Grande
Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde
Joint organization:
NOVAFRICA
Nova SBE Economics of Education Center
LISER
Universidade de Cabo Verde
Financial Support:
Aga-Khan Foundation
FCT
Luxembourg Cooperation
Program
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9am | Opening
Romualdo Correia, Director General of Higher Education of Cape Verde
Jorge Mendes Tavares, Vice-Rector of the University of Cape Verde
Morning Session – Youth Emigration from Cape Verde
Chair: Edmir Ferreira, Dean of the School of Business and Governance, Universidade de Cabo Verde
9.30am | “Integrating Migrants: Experimental Evidence on Cross-Border Spillovers”
Catia Batista, Nova SBE, Portugal
10.15am | “Providing Information at Origin: Experimental Evidence on Migration Intentions and Decisions from Cape Verde”
Pedro Freitas, Oxford University, UK
11.00am | “Youth and Emigration in Cabo Verde: In Search of Quality of Life or New Realities?”
Zenaida Leite, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde
11.45am | Discussion – Q&A
Afternoon Session – High-Skilled Emigration and Economic Development
Chair: Ana Balcão Reis, Vice-Dean, Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2.00pm | “Brain Drain and Brain Gain – An Overview”
Frederic Docquier, LISER, Luxembourg
2.45pm | “The Malengo Program: Moving to Opportunity Abroad”
Marcello Perez, Groningen University, The Netherlands
3.30pm | Discussion – Q&A
4.00pm | “Human Capital Diffusion Through International Migration: Evidence and Policy Implications”
Caroline Theoharides, Amherst College, USA
4.45pm | Discussion – Q&A
5.00pm | Closing Remarks
