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.
Climate change, education and mobility in Africa
climate change, education, migration, working papers
Identifying communication spillovers in lab in the field experiments
lab-in-the-field experiment, Rwanda, social networks, working papers
Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
Mozambique, natural resources, political participation, randomized field experiment, working papers
The Gold Digger and the Machine Evidence on the Distributive Effect of the Artisanal and Industrial Gold Rushes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, natural resources, working papers
Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment
cell phones, financial literacy, financial transfers, migration, mobile money, Mozambique, randomized field experiment, remittances, savings, social networks, working papers
Occupation-Skill Mismatch and Selection of Immigrants: Evidence from the Portuguese Labor Market
labor market, migration, working papers
Understanding Willingness to Migrate Illegally: Evidence from a Lab in the Field Experiment
information, lab-in-the-field experiment, migration, risk aversion, The Gambia, working papers
Thirty Years of Economic Growth in Africa
macroeconomics, working papers
Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing in Social Networks
information, lab-in-the-field experiment, mobile money, Mozambique, social networks, working papers
Improving Access to Savings through Mobile Money: Experimental Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Mozambique
agriculture, mobile money, Mozambique, randomized field experiment, savings, social networks, working papers
Does Electoral Observation Influence Electoral Results? Experimental Evidence for Domestic and International Observers in Mozambique
Mozambique, political participation, randomized field experiment, working papers
Good News and Bad News are Still News: Experimental Evidence on Belief Updating
NOVAFRICA, working papers