NOVAFRICA News: new article published in the Journal of Development Economics.
Congratulations to NOVAFRICA members, Pedro C. Vicente and Matilde Grácio for their article ”Information, get-out-the-vote messages, and peer influence: Causal effects on political behavior in... 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 Webinar “Local Politicians and the Deforestation of the Amazon”
On Wednesday, March 17rd, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Thomas Fujiwara from Princeton University to present his work on Local Politicians and the Deforestation... Read More
NOVAFRICA blog post: “Two sides of the aid debate and the way forward”
In 2019, the developed world sent almost 156 billion dollars on foreign aid to developing countries. However, the debate around aid is fierce. For some,... Read More
NOVAFRICA Welcomes New Faculty Member: Wayne Sandholtz
NOVAFRICA welcomes new Faculty member! Professor Wayne Sandholtz is joining Nova School of Business and Economics after his PhD in Economics at UC San Diego.... Read More
NOVAFRICA News: new cycle, new challenges in Mozambique
Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of the Nova’s knowledge center, analyses the re-election of Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi in an interview to SIC Notícias. The Scientific... 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
A talk with Eoin McGuirk
On October 10th, 2018, Erwin Eion McGuirk gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “No Kin in the Game: Moral Hazard and... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization”
On Wednesday, November 14, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ragnar Torvik, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), to present his work. Author: Ragnar... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar: “No Kin In The Game: Moral Hazard and War in the U.S. Congress”
On Wednesday, October 10th, at 2.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Eoin McGuirk from Tufts University, to present his work. Author: Eoin McGuirk, Tufts University Abstract: Why do... Read More