NOVAFRICA is hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher
NOVAFRICA is now recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. For further information see here: NOVAFRICA Vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Fellow If you would like to receive... 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: “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 Seminar: “The Myth of the Misinformed Irregular Migrant? Insights from Nigeria”
On Wednesday, November 28, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Alex Scacco, from the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), to present her work. Author: Alex Scacco, WZB... Read More
NOVAFRICA is hiring!
NOVAFRICA is looking to hire a postdoctoral fellow to work on research projects related to international migration and economic development. See here for more information:... 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 Working Paper: “Occupation-Skill Mismatch and Selection of Immigrants: Evidence from the Portuguese Labor Market”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Papers Series. Written by Tijan L. Bah this paper analyzes the occupation-skill mismatch and selection... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Migration Desires and the Role of Integration Policies”
On Friday, September 14th, at 11.30am, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Michel Beine, from University of Luxembourg, to present his work. Author: Michel Beine (University of Luxembourg) Abstract: This paper... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “Climate change, Inequality and Migration”
On Wednesday, September 12th, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Frederic Docquier, from Université Catholique de Louvain, to present his work. Author: Frederic Docquier (Université Catholique de Louvain)... Read More
Migration as a wheel for change
Migration is ultimately an individual decision, with most gains and losses accruing directly to the individual migrant. Ideally the freedom to move to wherever one... Read More
