Working Papers
The NOVAFRICA Working Paper series facilitates the dissemination of high-quality research by NOVAFRICA External and Resident Members to the scientific community and the interested public. The papers are available in libraries and public policy institutions. If you wish to contribute to our series, please send us an email under the subject “working paper submission”. See also our FAQ page.
Let’s Call! Using the Phone to Increase Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19, economic development, health, Mozambique, working papers
Measuring corruption in the field using behavioral games
economic development, Mozambique, political economy, working papers
Testing Classic Theories of Migration in the Lab
information, Kenya, lab-in-the-field experiment, migration, risk aversion, working paper
Coordination and the Poor Maintenance Trap: an Experiment on Public Infrastructure in India
economic development, randomized field experiment, working papers
Motivating Volunteer Health Workers in an African Capital City
Guinea-Bissau, health, randomized field experiment, working papers
Keeping Up With the Joneses: Economic Impacts of Overconfidence in Micro-Entrepreneurs
entrepreneurship, Mozambique, randomized field experiment, working papers
How has COVID-19 affected the intention to migrate via the backway to Europe? Survey evidence and a salience experiment
COVID-19, information, migration, salience experiment, The Gambia, working papers
Firm Responses to Violent Conflicts
entrepreneurship, Mozambique, violence, working papers
The Impact of Financial Education of Executives on Financial Practices of Medium and Large Enterprises
financial literacy, Mozambique, randomized field experiment, working papers
Closing the Gender Profit Gap
entrepreneurship, financial literacy, gender, management, mobile money, Mozambique, NOVAFRICA, randomized field experiment, savings, training, working papers
Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
gender, natural resources, NOVAFRICA, violence, working papers
Conditional Cash Transfers at Scale: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis in Morocco
cash transfers, education, Morocco, working papers