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Knowledge in Motion with Professor Cátia Batista
Professor Cátia Batista was invited to be part of the Nova SBE series “Knowledge in Motion”.
A talk with David Drott
On December 7th, 2016, David Drott gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Long-Range Growth: Economic Development in the Global Network ...
A talk with Jessica Goldberg
On November 23th, 2016, Jessica Goldberg gave a talk in NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. Her seminar was entitled “When Defaults Matter: Behavioral Economics and The Use ...
News
“How has COVID-19 affected the intention to migrate via the backway to Europe? Survey evidence and a salience experiment”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Tijan L.Banh, Catia Batista, Flore Gubert and David MacKenzie, this ...
“Political Influences on Police Responses to Crime”
On Wednesday, May 5th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Katherine Vyborny from Duke University to present her work on Political Influences on Police ...
“Does Exposure to Other Ethnic Regions Promote National Integration? Evidence from Nigeria”
On Wednesday, April 28th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Oyebola Okunogbe from World Bank to present her work on Does Exposure ...
“Search Cost, Intermediation, and Trade: Experimental Evidence from Ugandan Agricultural Markets”
On Wednesday, April 21th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Craig McIntosh from University of California to present his work on Search ...
“Fight fire with finance: a randomized field experiment to curtail land-clearing fire in Indonesia”
On Wednesday, April 14th, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Ryan Edwards from Australian National University to present his work on Fight ...
“The Impact of Financial Education of Executives on Financial Practices of Medium and Large Enterprises”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Claúdia Custódio, Diogo Mendes, and Daniel Metzger, this paper studies ...
How to support Cabo Delgado’s crisis?
The conflict in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, and the tragic humanitarian situation in the region were analysed in SIC Notícias by Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente. ...
“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 ...
“Gangs, labor, mobility and development”
On Wednesday, March 24rd, at 02.30 pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Micaela Sviatschi from Princeton University to present her work on Gangs, labor, ...
“Closing the Gender Profit Gap”
A new working paper has been added to the NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series. Written by Catia Batista, Sandra Sequeira, and Pedro Vicente, this paper examines ...
“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 ...