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My experience at NOVAFRICA has defined the researcher that I am today!
December 14, 2020
As a post-doc at Nova School of Business and Economics, I worked in different research projects within Novafrica knowledge center. What initially was a three-year ...
Covid-19 in Africa: a success or a tragedy foretold?
July 2, 2020
The very fast implementation of political measures to combat covid-19 might partially explain the “African success” in this pandemic. However, all its direct and indirect ...
From NOVAFRICA to Royal Holloway, University of London!
May 11, 2020
The NOVAFRICA knowledge center is the main reason why I started my Ph.D. at Nova SBE six years ago. It is hard to pinpoint precisely ...
News
Podcast Forced Displacement and Human Capital
January 31, 2023
Episode 8 of the 4th Season of the NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks was recorded with Professor Elias Papaioannou, from the London Business School. Our guest talked about his paper entitled ...
Forced Displacement and Human Capital
January 31, 2023
On Friday, December 02nd, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), in Room B 133, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Elias Papaioannou from London Business School to present his ...
Distinction for NOVAFRICA
January 26, 2023
NOVAFRICA was distinguished for the work developed over 12 years!
Monetary Incentives and Image Motivation: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
January 19, 2023
Listen to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast.
Monetary Incentives and Image Motivation: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
January 19, 2023
Listen to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast.
Catia Batista talks on Brain Gain & Brain Drain to Público
January 18, 2023
How can international migration of highly educated individuals benefit countries of origin?
Job Market Candidate Stefan Leeffers is joining University College London!
January 16, 2023
2022 / 2023 NOVAFRICA Job Market Candidate Stefan Leeffers is joining the University College London’s Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (UCL IRDR) as an ...
New article published in Management Science
January 12, 2023
“Closing the Gender Profit Gap”? Is the paper just published at Management Science by Nova SBE and NOVAFRICA Professors, Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente, and ...
Catia Batista at the 50th Expresso anniversary conference
January 9, 2023
Migrants, brain drain vs brain gain, education and entrepreneurship!
Catia Batista will take part on the 50th Expresso anniversary
January 6, 2023
The Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA, Catia Batista, will be one of the speakers at the 50th Expresso anniversary conference.
It Will Rain: The Effect of Information on Flood Preparedness in Urban Mozambique
December 15, 2022
Listen here to the fourth series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about development in Africa brings together experts ...



