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
NOVAFRICA fireside chat in the EurAfrican Forum: “Digital Education in Pandemic Times”
The NOVAFRICA session in the EurAfrican Forum debated the topic “Digital Education on Pandemic Times”. Vitor Cavalcante, project manager and NOVAFRICA Fellow Prince Okenna led the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Webinar: “The Contingent Electoral Impacts of Programmatic Policies: Evidence From Education Reforms in Tanzania”
On Wednesday, April 7th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ken Opalo from Georgetown University to present his work on The Contingent... Read More
NOVAFRICA in the News: Can Technology Improve the Classroom Experience in Primary Education?
The NOVAFRICA project that evaluates the impact of ProFuturo, the technology-based program Aula Digital in primary schools of Luanda, Angola was highlighted in RTP África.... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Conditional Cash Transfers and the Learning Crisis: Evidence from Tayssir Scale-up in Morocco”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Jules Gazeaud and Claire Ricard, this paper analyses the effects... Read More
