NOVAFRICA Special Lecture by Professor David McKenzie
NOVAFRICA welcomes Professor David McKenzie, from The World Bank for a Special Lecture on July 1st at 2 pm (Lisbon time) in Room D 010
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15th Conference on Migration and Development: the call for papers is out!
NOVAFRICA will be hosting the 15th International Conference Migration and Development! It will take place on September 15-16, 2022, at the Nova School of Business and Economics campus in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference is devoted to investigating ways in which international migration affects economic and social change in developing countries. Possible topics include the effects …
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Successful 2022 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development!
Two days of knowledge sharing and discussion! The 2022 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development brought together 200 people from all over the world to discuss 100 studies on different aspects of economic development.
Pre-conference PhD Workshop on Experiments in Development Economics
Can´t miss the pre-conference PhD Workshop on Experiments in Development Economics! The initiative of the NOVAFRICA PhD students will take place on June 21 at Nova School of Business and Economics, Carcavelos campus in Lisbon, Portugal. Join us! Learn more about this event
Policy Round Table on “Closing Gender Gaps”
Five stars policy round table on “Closing Gender Gaps” at the 2022 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development! Argentina Matavel Piccin from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Catia Batista from the Nova School of Business and Economics, Esselina Macome from Financial Sector Deepening Moçambique (FSDMoç), Magda Robalo from Women in Global Health and Wendy Teleki …
Fintech is powering financial inclusion in Africa
Do you know how should banks position themselves in the current Fintech revolution in Africa? Read the The Africa Fintech report presented by Catia Batista, Scientific Director of NOVAFRICA, in the FinTech Conference. A partnership with Nova Finance Center, Social Equity Initiative of Nova School of Business and Economics, Banco BPI and Fundacion La Caixa. Know more .
Conference on the Angolan Economy
NOVAFRICA and the Portugal-Angola Chamber of Commerce and Industry organize the conference “The New Cycle of the Angolan Economy conference”.
Pedro Vicente talks about the food crisis on CNN
See the insights of Professor Pedro Vicente on the current Ukrainian refugee crisis.
Predicting conflict
Listen here to the third series of the “NOVAFRICA Sustainable Development Talks” Podcast. This series of audio talks about development in Africa brings 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 9: …
Women Leaders Improve Environmental Outcomes: Evidence from Crop Fires in India
On Wednesday, June 1st, at 02.30pm (Lisbon time), the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Meera Mahadevan from UC Irvine to present her work on Women Leaders Improve Environmental Outcomes: Evidence from Crop Fires in India.