NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Child Height and Intergenerational Transmission of Health: Evidence from Ethnic Indians in England”
On Monday, October 10th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Alessandro Tarozzi from Universitat Pompeu Fabra to present his work. Authors: Alessandro Tarozzi (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Abstract:... Read More
2016 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development in Africa
On the 14th and 15th of July, NOVAFRICA held a conference on innovations and challenges of economic development in Africa. The conference, in which renowned... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Secondary school as a contraceptive: almost experimental evidence from Burundi”
On Wednesday, 11 May, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center hosted Philip Verwimp of the Université Libre de Bruxelles to present his work on the... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Vitamin A Deficiency and Training to Farmers: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Mozambique”
On Tuesday, January 12th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Rute Martins Caeiro, from the Nova School of Business and Economics to present her work on vitamin... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Dishonesty in Milk Markets in India”
On Wednesday, December 9th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Devesh Rustagi, from Goethe University of Frankfurt to present his work on the role of honesty of... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Using Preference Parameter Estimates to Tailor Incentives: Evidence from Polio Vaccination Drives in Pakistan”
Last Wednesday, February 18th, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomed Michael Callen, from the Harvard Kennedy School who presented his work on how to optimize public sector wage contracts in Pakistan. The... Read More
Urban Development and Air Pollution
Recently, NASA released a map of the world depicting the impact of global air pollution. The map, which looks at premature deaths caused by pollution,... Read More
Improve Public Services with the Support of the People
The improvement of education services and health in Africa is central to economic development of the continent. Since they are public goods, the state has... Read More
