NOVAFRICA welcomes postdoctoral researcher Brais Alvarez Pereira. Brais joined Nova School of Business and Economics this September after completing his PhD in Economics at the European University Institute. His research focuses on development and experimental economics, with a focus on discrimination and performance.
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. His research focuses on public economics, education and political economy of developing countries.
In September, NOVAFRICA will be part of this digital forum with the mission to contribute to business and economic development in Africa. The EurAfrican Forum is an initiative from Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa (Portuguese Diaspora Council). The theme for 2020 is “In Search for a Common Ground”.
Listen here to the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. These series of audio talks about development in Africa bring together experts from a wide range of institutions. Alex Armand, resident member of NOVAFRICA and Assistant Professor at Nova SBE, is the coordinator of this Podcast. Join us! Season 3 #Episode 1: “Two Sides of Gender: Sex, …
On Wednesday, July 1st, at 02.30 pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Kate Orkin from the University of Oxford, to present her work on the psychological and material determinants of economic investments and outcomes in rural Kenya.
In an interview to Expresso Newspaper, Pedro Vicente, Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA, talked about two NOVAFRICA projects that are helping to reduce conflict and religious extremism in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
NOVAFRICA’s job market candidates are spreading around the world! In a highly competitive job market, our candidates are being placed all around the world. This is the outcome of the rigour and quality of their research work and scientific production in the field of development economics.
NOVAFRICA is closely monitoring the rapid spread of COVID-19. Our highest priority is to ensure the safety of the communities with whom we are working, and also of NOVAFRICA’s staff, students, researchers and partners. We are continually adjusting our work to news on the coronavirus outbreak.
Congratulations to Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente, Scientific Directors of NOVAFRICA, for their article published in World Development.
NOVAFRICA welcomes visiting postdoctoral researcher Caroline Schimanski.
