Covid-19 in Africa: a success or a tragedy foretold?
The very fast implementation of political measures to combat covid-19 might partially explain the “African success” in this pandemic. However, all its direct and indirect... Read More
Four Months in Bula: Why Would I Do It Again
My name is Rita and I’m currently finishing my master’s in economics, at Nova SBE. Last semester I had the pleasure to do an internship,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar “Incentivizing Community Health Workers in Guinea-Bissau: Experimental Evidence on Social Status and Intrinsic Motivation”
On Wednesday, December 11, at 02.30 pm, Teresa Molina Millán from Nova School of Business and Economics will present her job market paper about the impact... Read More
Tabanca de Suzana, a magical place: My Summer Research Internship
On this past summer of 2019 I had the opportunity to work on an ongoing NOVAFRICA field research project with the NOVAFRICA Summer Research Internships.... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Unintended Consequences of Infrastructure Development: Sewerage Diffusion and Early-life Mortality in Peru”
On Wednesday, 9 October, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Antonella Bancalari from the LSE and IFS , to present her work on unintended consequences of infrastructure... Read More
NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Faculty Member: Alex Armand
NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Faculty Member: Professor Alex Armand has joined Nova SBE in September 2019. His research focuses on human capital and the political economy... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Experimental Long-Term Effects of Early-Childhood and School-Age Exposure to a Conditional Cash Transfer Program”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Teresa Molina Millán, Karen Macours, John A. Maluccio and Luis Tejerina,... Read More
NOVAFRICA in the Spotlight
On July 3rd, 2018, Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente gave an interview to the University of Notre Dame. Catia and Pedro discussed their three-year study on mobile money... Read More
NOVAFRICA Program: Second edition of the MDI in Portuguese
NOVAFRICA organized the second edition of the Management Development Institute (MDI) in Portuguese, which occurred from 26 August to 01 September 2018 in Maputo, Mozambique.... Read More
NOVAFRICA Conference on “Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality”
NOVAFRICA, in partnership with VIDA, organised a conference on December 11, 2017. The event, which took place at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, addressed the topic “Community... Read More
