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NOVAFRICA Research Seminars
2023 / 2024

The NOVAFRICA Research seminars series hosts talks by international speakers on topics related to economic development. The seminars are open to the public.

For more information about the NOVAFRICA Research seminars series, please refer to the following schedule or contact us via email.

Nova School of Business and Economics
Carcavelos Campus
Lisbon, Portugal
1st Semester
Oct 4th, Wednesday
03:30pm, Room B 132
Zoom

Katherine Casey, Stanford University

The Incentives to (Not) Debate in Low Information Races
Paper | Video | Podcast

Oct 11th, Wednesday
03:30pm, Zoom

Leonardo Bursztyn, University of Chicago

How Are Gender Norms Perceived?
Paper | Video | Podcast

Nov 15th, Wednesday
03:30pm, Room D 010
Zoom

Lucia del Carpio, INSEAD

Using Divide-and-Conquer to Improve Tax Collection
Paper | Video | Podcast

Nov 22nd,Wednesday
03:30pm, Room D 012
Zoom

Konrad Burchardi, Stockholm School of Economics

Liquidity Constraints and Capital Allocation: Evidence from a Selective Trial with Ugandan Farmers
Paper | Video | Podcast

Nov 29th, Wednesday
03:30pm, Room D 012
Zoom

Sule Alan, European University Institute

Empowering Adolescents to Transform Schools: Lessons from a Behavioral Targeting
Paper | Video | Podcast

 

2nd Semester
Mar 13rd, Wednesday
03:30pm, Room D 005
Zoom

Abu Siddique, Royal Holloway University of London

Forced Displacement, Mental Health, and Child Development: Evidence from the Rohingya Refugees
Paper | Video | Podcast

Mar 27th, Wednesday
03:30pm, Room D 005
Zoom

Sandra Rozo, World Bank

Tales of Tiny Travelers: Understanding Refugee Children’s Life Outcomes
Paper | Video | Podcast

Apr 3rd, Wednesday
03:30pm, Room D 005
Zoom

Marco Manacorda, Queen Mary University of London

The International Transmission of Democratic Values: Evidence from the African Diaspora
Paper | Video | Podcast

Apr 10th, Wednesday
03:30pm, Room D 005
Zoom

Augustin Tapsoba, Toulouse School of Economics

Polygyny and the Economic Determinants of Family Formation Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Paper | Video | Podcast

Apr 17th, Wednesday
03:30pm, Room D 005
Zoom

Maarten Voors, Wageningen University

Effects of economic and social incentives on bureaucratic quality: Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone
Paper | Video | Podcast

May 8th, Wednesday
03:30pm, Room D 005
Zoom

Gaia Narciso, Trinity College Dublin

Using role models to inspire marginalized groups: A cautionary tale
Paper | Video | Podcast

May 22nd, Wednesday
03:30pm, Room D 011
Zoom

Roland Hodler, University of St. Gallen

Ethnofederalism and ethnic voting
Paper | Video | Podcast

Please see here the 2022/2023 NOVAFRICA Research Seminar schedule.

Please see here the 2021/2022 NOVAFRICA Research Seminar schedule.

Please see here the 2020/2021 NOVAFRICA Research Seminar schedule.

Please see here the 2019/2020 NOVAFRICA Research Seminar schedule.