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NOVAFRICA – a leap to Mozambique
There is no greater achievement than making someone smile. There is no greater happiness than receiving a nod. There is no greater peace than surviving ...
@ Mozambique with NOVAFRICA
It has been almost two weeks since I arrived in Mozambique and the stories that will stay forever don’t stop happening. I try to regularly ...
Urban Development and Air Pollution
Recently, NASA released a map of the world depicting the impact of global air pollution. The map, which looks at premature deaths caused by pollution, ...
News
Africa FinTech Report
Over 60% of the sub-Sharan African adult population is unbanked.
“Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling”
On Wednesday, November 18th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Samuel Bazzi from Boston University.
“Can Microfinance Unlock a Poverty Trap for Some Entrepreneurs?”
On Wednesday, November 11th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Cynthia Kinnan from Tufts University.
“Eat Widely, Vote Wisely? Lessons from a Campaign Against Vote Buying in Uganda”
On Wednesday, October 28th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Benjamin Marx from Sciences Po to present his work on the effects of an ...
Applications open for the NOVAFRICA Job Market Podcast!
The NOVAFRICA knowledge center will open the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks podcast to economics job candidates working on development economics in Africa. The podcast will be a short ...
“Medical Worker Migration and Origin-Country Human Capital: Evidence from U.S. Visa Policy”
On Wednesday, October 21st, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Caroline Theoharides from Amherst College, to present her work on the Medical Worker ...
Field Coordinator for Research Project on Immigrant Integration
Professors Catia Batista (Nova SBE), Jules Gazeaud (Nova SBE) and Julia Seither (U Rosario) seek qualified applicants for a position of Field Coordinator for the ...
“Flexible Microcredit: Effects on Loan Repayment and Social Pressure”
On Wednesday, October 14th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Lisa Spantig from the University of Essex, to present her work on the ...
The need to create legal paths to replace irregular migration
Catia Batista, Scientific Director of the Nova SBE’s NOVAFRICA knowledge center, talks about irregular migration to Portugal in SIC Notícias.
“Improving Business Practices and the Boundary of the Entrepreneur: A Randomized Experiment Comparing Training, Consulting, Insourcing and Outsourcing”
On Wednesday, October 7th, at 02h30pm, Lisbon time, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes David McKenzie from the World Bank, to present his work on business practices ...
NOVAFRICA discusses the Health System in Guinea-Bissau
The future community health strategy in Guinea-Bissau was debated in a workshop promoted by the Global Fund in close collaboration with UNICEF. Pedro Vicente, scientific ...