July 13th, 2016
Lisbon, Portugal.
Speakers
Cátia Batista
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Marta Bronzin
International Organization for Migration
David McKenzie
World Bank
The 1st NOVAFRICA Workshop on Migration and Development is organized by the NOVAFRICA knowledge center at the Nova School of Business and Economics to give doctoral students, Post-Docs, and junior researchers the opportunity to share their work with other early-stage researchers and renowned keynote speakers. The workshop will take place before the 2016 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa to maximize networking opportunities for workshop participants.
Arrival Information
Airplane
The easiest way to come to Lisbon is by airplane. The Lisbon Portela Airport connects Lisbon to more than 100 destinations. The airport is 7km away from the city centre. After arriving you can take the metro (every day from 6.30am until 1.00am), which will only take approximately 30 minutes to the venue and it will cost 1.90€. You can also take the airport shuttle that connects the airport to the city centre (every day from 7.00am until 23.20pm), which will cost 3.50€. Alternatively you can also take a taxi which will cost approximately 10€ or rent a car at the airport (all price are reference prices). Prices are subject to change without notice and may vary from time to time. Find out more here.
Train
You can travel overnight by train. There are trains connecting Madrid (Lusitânia Comboio Hotel), Vigo (Celta train) and Irun (Sud Expresso) to Lisbon.
Local Accommodation
Intercontinental Lisboa
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135€/Night – Single Deluxe Room | 155€/Night – Double Deluxe Room
Location: 9 minutes walking to conference venue
Instructions: Email Carla Coutinho referring to NOVAFRICA Conference via carla.coutinho@ihg.com.
Hotel Real Palácio 5*****
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80€/Night – Single Room | 90€/Night – Double Room
Location: 8/9 minutes walking to conference venue
Instructions: Go to the website,choose the hotel (Hotel Real Palácio), and on the window “Corporate/Promotion Code”, insert the code “104”.
Hotel Real Parque 4****
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60€/Night – Single Room | 70€/Night
Location: 9/10 minutes walking to conference venue
Instructions: Go to the website,choose the hotel (Hotel Real Parque), and on the window “Corporate/Promotion Code”, insert the code “104”.
Sana Executive
Location: 5 minutes distance by taxi to conference venue
Instructions: Email sanaexecutive@sanahotels.com, referring to NOVAFRICA Conference and you will benefit 20% reduction on the price.
Sana Rex
Location: 8/9 minutes walking to conference venue
Instructions: Email sanarex@sanahotels.com, referring to NOVAFRICA Conference and you will benefit 20% reduction on the price.
Program
Please find a printable version of the program here.
JUL 13th
Palacete Henrique de Mendonça
08h30
Registration
09h00
Welcome Note
Julia Seither
Nova School of Business and Economics, and NOVAFRICA
09h15
Policy Address
Marta Bronzin
Head of Office, International Organization for Migration – Portugal
09h45
Determinants of Migration
Migration and Development: Dissecting the Anatomy of the Mobility Transition
Thu Hien Dao, Université Catholique de Louvain and University of Bielefeld
The Importance of Access Policies in South-South Migration: Ecuador’s Policy of Open Doors as a Quasi-Experiment
Kyle Holloway, Innovations for Poverty Action
10h45
Coffee Break
11h15
Migration and Information
Catia Batista
Professor of Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics, and Co-Founder and Scientific Director, NOVAFRICA
12h00
Welfare Effects of Migration
Unevenly Distributed Benefits of International Migration: Evidence from Bangladesh
Silvio Traverso, University of Florence
The Geography of Educated Elites: Development Implications and Long-Run Prospects
Christoph Deuster, Université Catholique de Louvain and Nova School of Business and Economics
13h00
Lunch
14h15
Social Remittances
Can Parental Migration Reduce Petty Corruption in Education?
Manuel Santos Silva, Georg-August University Göttingen
Migration, Social Networks, and Political Participation in Mozambique
Julia Seither, Nova School of Business and Economics
Can I Have Permission to Leave the House? Return Migration and the Transfer of Gender Norms
Michele Tuccio, University of Southampton
15h45
Coffee Break
16h00
Consumption Decisions
Are Remittances a Resource for Human Capital Accumulation? A Cross-Country Analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa
Emanuele Zucchini, University of Florence
Sending Money to Make Them Feel Better? Remittances and Household Health Consumption Choices in Peru
Sara Giunti, University of Trento
17h00
Keynote Address
David McKenzie
Lead Economist of the Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit, World Bank
Call For Papers - Deadline: April 30th, 2016
Invitation to submit:
We are looking for contributions on the economics of migration in the development context. Topics of interest include but are not limited to brain drain vs. brain gain; the effects of financial and immaterial remittances such as political attitudes and social norms; the determinants of migration out of developing countries; the effects of migration on entrepreneurship creation, labour markets, and international trade; migration and poverty alleviation; the impact of social networks of migrants.
Submission timetable:
Submissions of full paper drafts (PDF files) are expected by April 30, 2016. Decisions will be communicated by May 16, 2016.
Submission guidelines:
Please email your submission with the subject “1st PhD Workshop on Migration and Development” to novafrica@novasbe.pt.
Scientific Committee:
Cátia Batista
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Teresa Molina Millán
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Pedro C. Vicente
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Organizer:
Julia Seither
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
