NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista explain on Antena 1 why inspiration can change lifes
Can inspiration change life choices? Yes, the NOVAFRICA research project “Higher Future – The role of information on student migration from Cape Verde” shows that... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista at the 50th Expresso anniversary conference
Migrants, brain drain vs brain gain, education and entrepreneurship! These were the highlights discussed by NOVAFRICA scientific director, Professor Catia Batista, in the special Expresso... Read More
People of NOVAFRICA: Stefan Leeffers
Stefan Leeffers, from the Netherlands, is a husband, father of three daughters, a consultant at the World Bank and a PhD candidate in Economics at... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: Intrahousehold Spillovers of Early Childhood Interventions: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
On Wednesday, November 9nd, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), in Room B 134, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Imran Rasul from UCL – London’s Global University to... Read More
New NOVAFRICA Working Paper: The politics of policy reform – Experimental evidence from Liberia
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Wayne Aaron Sandholtz this paper examines the electoral effects of a randomized... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Catia Batista talks about gender gaps with Nova female students
“We need to be aware of gender gaps to produce change. At home, at work, in the world”. Catia Batista, scientific director of NOVAFRICA, was... Read More
Congratulations to Joana Cardim for her PhD defense!
Congratulations to Joana Cardim for the successful defense of her PhD thesis on “Essays in Economics of Education and Development”. The NOVAFRICA center is proud of the... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Annual newsletter
NOVAFRICA‘s welcome to 2022! In this new year, we would like to share with you our achievements in 2021 and our goals for 2022. Read... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: Wayne Sandholtz AER article discussed in the Financial Times
Read the Financial Times news piece on the American Economic Review article “The complicated legacy of Liberia’s experiment in outsourcing school management” by Wayne Sandholtz from... 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
