62 days in Gambia: A life experience story by a NOVAFRICA Intern
During this summer I had the opportunity to participate on a field-experiment on migration and development economics as a research assistant. The internship took place... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Follow the leader: Using videos to make information on resource revenue management more relevant”
On Thursday, September 26, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Christa Brunnschweiler from the University of East Anglia, to present her work on resource revenue management. Author: Christa... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Refugee’s Dilemma – Jewish Outmigration from Nazi Germany”
On Wednesday, September 18, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Mathias Thoenig from the Lausanne University, to present his work on migration decisions in a context of uncertainty. Author: Mathias... Read More
Europe is cool!
Britain votes to leave the European Union. Yellows vests color and unrest France and other European countries. Several European governments are elected with a mandate... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Alex Armand, Alexander Coutts, Pedro C. Vicente and Inês Vilela this... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Land Trade and Development: A Market Design Approach”
On Thursday, January 31, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Gharad Bryan, from the London School of Economics (LSE), to present his work. Author: Gharad Bryan, LSE... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Understanding Willingness to Migrate Illegally: Evidence from a Lab in the Field Experiment”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Tijan L. Bah and Cátia Batista this paper analyzes the Willingness... Read More
NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing in Social Networks”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Cátia Batista, Marcel Fafchamps and Pedro Vicente this paper analyzes the information... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Price Information, Inter-village Networks and ‘Bargaining Spillovers’: Experimental evidence from Ghana”
On Wednesday, May 9th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Giorgia Romagnoli, from University of Amsterdam, to present her work. Author: Giorgia Romagnoli (University of Amsterdam)... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:“Self-confidence and unraveling in matching markets”
On Wednesday, February 28th, at 2.30pm the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Marie-Pierre Dargnies, from University of Paris Dauphine, to present her work. Author: Marie-Pierre Dargnies (University of Paris Dauphine) Abstract:... Read More
