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My 2017 NOVAFRICA Internship in Cabo Delgado
The procedure could be compared to eating a 5 course menu at a multi-cultural cuisine and evaluating the exotic tastes without knowing anything about where the ingredients ...
A unique opportunity – My 2017 Summer Research Internship Experience
My internship in NOVAFRICA was in the capital of Guinea-Bissau. It was my first time in Africa, as such, I was surprised from the moment ...
Economia Viva 2017 – Paths to African development
“Which way for African development?” was the name of the session of Economia Viva 2017 organized by the Nova Economics Club, the Nova Students’ Union, ...
News
Wayne Sandholtz AER article discussed in the Financial Times
Read the Financial Times news piece on the American Economic Review article “The complicated legacy of Liberia’s experiment in outsourcing school management” by Wayne Sandholtz from ...
Special lecture by Manuel de Araújo on “Cities that work: the case of Quelimane, Mozambique”.
NOVAFRICA welcomes Manuel de Araújo Mayor of Quelimane City, Mozambique for a Special Lecture, on November 12th, at 04.00 pm, in Teresa and Alexandre Soares dos Santos ...
Catia Batista talks to The Economist
In an article in The Economist, Cátia Batista talks about the benefits of emigration for politics and entrepreneurship in countries of origin. Read Kinley Salmon’s article “Many ...
NOVAFRICA Student Group previews the NOVAFRICA seminar by Jonathan Weigel
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a fragile state which needs to build completely a tax revenue base as it has the lowest tax-GDP ratios in ...
Optimal Assignment of Bureaucrats: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Tax Collectors in the DRC
On Friday, November 10th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jonathan Weigel from the London School of Economics to present his work on Optimal Assignment of Bureaucrats: ...
NOVAFRICA Student Group previews the NOVAFRICA seminar by Marta Reynal-Querol
What is the impact of early settlers on the long-term development of Latin American Spanish colonies? What is the role of their heterogeneous skills? Have ...
Colonization, Early Settlers and Development: The Case of Latin America
On Wednesday, November 3th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Marta Reynal-Querol from the University of Pompeu Fabra to present her work ...
Start What You Finish! Ex ante risk and schooling investments in the presence of dynamic Complementarities
On Friday, October 3th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Andrew Foster from Brown University to present his work on Start What ...
NOVAFRICA fireside chat in the EurAfrican Forum: “Digital Education in Pandemic Times”
The NOVAFRICA session in the EurAfrican Forum debated the topic “Digital Education on Pandemic Times”.
New NOVAFRICA Working Paper: “Let’s Call! Using the Phone to Increase Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Alex Armand, Mattia Fracchia, and Pedro Vicente this paper develops and ...
Entrenched Political Dynasties and Development under Competitive Clientelism: Evidence from Pakistan
On Wednesday, October 13th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Jean-Philippe Platteau from University de Namur to present his work on Entrenched Political ...