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
Sep 10th, Wednesday
11:30am, Room D-115
Zoom
Melanie Morten, Stanford University
The effects of legal short-term migration: Evidence from the H-2A program
Podcast
Oct 24th, Friday
02:00pm, Room D 010
Teams
Vernon Henderson, LSE
Economics of Greenfield Urban Planning
Podcast
Oct 29th, Wednesday
11:30am, Room D 012
Teams
Oliver Vanden Eynde, PSE
Cooperation between National Armies: Evidence from the border regions in the Sahel
Podcast
Nov 14th, Friday
11:30am, Room B 133
Teams
Ariel BenYishay, AidData
Landmine Clearance and Economic Development: Evidence from Multispectral Satellite Imagery, Nighttime Lights, and Conflict Events in Afghanistan
Dec 10th, Wednesday
11:30am, Room B 008
Teams
Subhrendu K Pattanayak, Duke University
Electrifying Empowerment: Women and Energy Access
Podcast
2nd Semester
Mar 4th, Wednesday
11:30am, Room D 004
Teams
Stefano Caria, University of Oxford
Training to end poverty?
Podcast
Mar 11th, Wednesday
11:30am, Room D 011
Teams
Joana Naritomi, LSE
Does Progressivity Raise Tax Capacity? Experimental Evidence from the D.R. Congo
March 20-21
Carcavelos Campus
Apr 22nd, Wednesday
11:30am, Room B002
Teams
Toman Barsbai, University of Bristol
Malengo: Moving to Opportunity Abroad
Podcast
May 8th, Friday
2:00pm, Room D 011
Teams
Kelsey Jack, University of California – Santa Barbara
Health Insurance for Seasonal Savings: Evidence from Rural Côte d’Ivoire
Podcast
May 27th, Wednesday
11:30am, Room B 002
Teams
Livia Alfonsi, Harvard Business School
Whom You Know, Whom You Recommend, and The Role of Referrals in Gender Occupational Segregation
Podcast
Jun 18-19
Carcavelos Campus
Jun 22th, Monday
11:30am, Room B 005
Teams
Eduardo Montero, University of Chicago
Age Sets, Accountability, and the Balance of Power: Evidence from Villages in Rural Congo
Podcast
Please see here the 2024/2025 NOVAFRICA Research Seminar schedule
Please see here the 2023/2024 NOVAFRICA Research Seminar schedule.
Please see here the 2022/2023 NOVAFRICA Research Seminar schedule.
Please see here the 2021/2022 NOVAFRICA Research Seminar schedule.
