🎉 New NOVAFRICA blog post alert! “Research is as much about people as it is about data.” We are excited to hear from @NOVAFRICA NovaSBE PhD Candidate Vitor Cavalcante on his journey across Africa & Europe and his PhD on migration & finance. 🔗 bit.ly/4pUQyON

🚀 Applications are open for the #PhD in #Economics at NovaSBE ! Shape the future of #DevelopmentEconomics with hands-on research, full funding and collaboration with @NOVAFRICA researchers. 🔗 Apply: novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/ph… 🔗 More about NOVAFRICA: novafrica.org

Our next session in the @NOVAFRICA – International Growth Centre at Quelimane 2025 Webinar is here! Join Patrícia Caetano PhD Candidate at USC for a discussion on: Mobilisation, Small Infrastructure, and Floods 📅 Monday, Oct 20 | 1pm PT / 2pm Moz 📍 Online via Teams: bit.ly/4nV9viJ

🌍 How can urban planning shape fair & efficient cities? Join the next @NOVAFRICA seminar with Prof. Vernon Henderson #LSE on his paper: Economics of Greenfield Urban Planning. 📅 Oct 24 | 2 PM (PT) | 📍 Room D010, NovaSBE Zoom: 🔗Find out more info: bit.ly/3Jk9F45

✨Wrapping up the @NOVAFRICA – International Growth Centre at Quelimane 2025 Webinar Series, join Frederica Mendonça PhD cand. NovaSBE to explore how local initiatives improve resilience in developing cities: Waste Recycling and Cyclists 📅 Mon, Oct 27 | 1pm PT / 3pm Moz📍Teams: bit.ly/4oDRYvz

Do you want to learn more about NovaSBE #PhD in #Economics and how you can pursue your studies in #DevelopmentEconomics? Do you have questions to ask? Join us online Wednesday Oct 29 | 4pm: lnkd.in/dh_XMcKX Apply here: lnkd.in/dCkjAdGc

Join us for the next @NOVAFRICA seminar with Prof. Oliver Vanden Eynde Paris School of Economics on his paper: Cooperation between National Armies: Evidence from the Border Regions in the Sahel 📅 Oct 29 | 11:30 AM (PT) | 📍Room D012, NovaSBE 🔗 More info: bit.ly/4nlYhTj

Feel free to reach out to me if you are curious about being a PhD student at Nova.

How can migration drive skills, innovation & development? At our conference in Cape Verde, researchers shared evidence, from brain drain vs. brain gain to youth migration aspirations, showing how migration and education policies can reinforce each other. bit.ly/42VtmpG

🎧New Podcast Feature! @NOVAFRICA NovaSBE Scientific Director, Prof. Catia Batista, joins "Our Long Walk" to discuss migration, remittances, financial inclusion & structural change - and even an AI-generated song summarizing her findings! Listen here:open.spotify.com/episode/4jObko…

📢 Upcoming @NOVAFRICA Seminar with Prof. Ariel  BenYishay on Landmine Clearance and Economic Development: Evidence from Multispectral Satellite Imagery, Nighttime Lights, and Conflict Events in Afghanistan 📅 Nov 14 11:30 AM B113 NovaSBE Join online: bit.ly/4ok00K7

Join us learning #DevelopmentEconomics at NovaSBE #MasterInEconomics! Apply here: novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/ma…