NOVAFRICA Student Group previews the NOVAFRICA seminar by Marta Reynal-Querol
What is the impact of early settlers on the long-term development of Latin American Spanish colonies? What is the role of their heterogeneous skills? Have... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: Colonization, Early Settlers and Development: The Case of Latin America
On Wednesday, November 3th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Marta Reynal-Querol from the University of Pompeu Fabra to present her work... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Start What You Finish! Ex ante risk and schooling investments in the presence of dynamic Complementarities
On Friday, October 3th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Andrew Foster from Brown University to present his work on Start What... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Entrenched Political Dynasties and Development under Competitive Clientelism: Evidence from Pakistan
On Wednesday, October 13th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jean-Philippe Platteau from University de Namur to present his work on Entrenched Political... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: NOVAFRICA joins forces with the Estoril Conferences
NOVAFRICA is the new partner of the Estoril Conferences – A Future of Hope. Our research work to fight poverty is part of this movement... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: “Africa in Transformation”, the new book by Carlos Lopes was launched at Nova SBE
NOVAFRICA Invites! Launch of the book “Africa in Transformation. Economic Development in the Age of Doubt”, by Carlos Lopes. The renowned Guinean economist will be... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Special lecture by Paul Collier on “Can we make sense of development?
NOVAFRICA welcomes Sir Paul Collier from the University of Oxford for an inaugural lecture on Wednesday, September 1st @ 03.15 pm (Lisbon time). In his... Read More
A development movie suggestion: “Toilet: A Love Story”
Recommendation #1 – Toilet: A Love Story (originally: Toilet: Ek Prem Katha) is an Indian comedy released in 2017. The movie is set in two rural... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Africa Day & SDGs, a conference with the eyes on the future
The NOVAFRICA Student Group is organizing the AFRICA DAY & SDGs with the goal to contribute with ideas that can help to implement these objectives... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “Two Sides of Gender: Sex, Power, and Adolescence”
On Wednesday, May 12th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Manisha Shah from UCLA to present her work on Two Sides of Gender: Sex,... Read More