#NOVAFRICA2024 Conference in Economic Development: Agriculture session! Caroline Miehe from NovaSBE & NOVAFRICA is discussing "The (Perceived) Quality of Agricultural Technology and Its Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Uganda".

🌍 #NOVAFRICA2024 Conference in Economic Development: Migrant Integration session! Frederica Mendonça from NovaSBE & NOVAFRICA is presenting "Integrating Rural Migrants: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique." Great insights!

#NOVAFRICA2024 Conference in Economic Development: Public Sector session! Francesco Loiacono from The EBRD is discussing "Do Information Frictions and Corruption Perceptions Kill Competition? A Field Experiment on Public Procurement in Uganda". Very interesting findings!

📊 Currently at #NOVAFRICA2024: Labor session! Livia Alfonsi from Harvard Business School is presenting "The Returns to Skills During the Pandemic: Experimental Evidence from Uganda".

🌍 #NOVAFRICA2024 Conference in Economic Development: Migrant Integration session! Catia Batista from NovaSBE & Scientific Director at NOVAFRICA is presenting "Integrating Immigrants as a Tool for Development: Experimental Evidence for Portugal and Cape Verde".

🎤 Happening now at #NOVAFRICA2024: Christopher Udry from Northwestern University is delivering a keynote on "Structural Change and Agricultural Productivity in Africa" Christopher Udry Northwestern

🌍 #NOVAFRICA2024 Conference in Economic Development: Conflict session! Thomas Ginn from Center for Global Development presented "Attitudes and Policies toward Refugees: Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries".

📱Happening now at #NOVAFRICA2024 Conference in Economic Development: Mobile Phones session! Brais Álvarez Pereira from NovaSBE & NOVAFRICA is presenting "Evaluating the Impact of a Support Hotline for Cashew Producers in Guinea-Bissau".

🎤Happening now at #NOVAFRICA2024 Conference in Economic Development: Policy Address on "The Evolution and the Future of Human Development: Concept and Metrics" by Pedro Conceição from the United Nations Development Programme. Pedro Conceicao UN Development

🎉 Closing Remarks at #NOVAFRICA2024 Conference in Economic Development: an incredible conference with closing remarks from our Scientific Director Pedro Vicente. Let’s celebrate the insights and connections we've made! Thank you everyone! Pedro Vicente

🎉Celebrating the 2024 @NOVAFRICA Conference! The #NOVAFRICA2024 Conference NovaSBE was a success! Thanks to all who participated and engaged in our shared commitment to advance evidence-based policies for economic development across Africa and beyond. Looking forward to more!

.@NOVAFRICA Scientific Director and Professor at NovaSBE, Pedro Vicente , was interviewed by 'Causa e Efeito' RTP . He discussed how technology can improve living conditions in Africa. Interested? 🔗Watch here: bit.ly/4cdzOuz

How do mothers allocate resources based on expected outcomes? New paper in #EconomicJournal The Economic Journal "Investment in Children: The Role of Expected Effort and Returns" by NOVAFRICA NovaSBE Prof. Adeline Delavande w/Sonia Bhalotra, Poulino, Joanna 🔗Read: doi.org/10.1093/ej/uea…

🎧#Episode 6 of the @NOVAFRICA NovaSBE  #SustainableDevelopmentTalks podcast is out! Listen to Roland Hodler Universität St.Gallen (HSG) on "Ethnofederalism and Ethnic Voting" 🔗Listen: bit.ly/4cS34Ym 🔗 More episodes: bit.ly/4b585mL #EconTwitter

🔆New Paper: "Team Size and Diversity" by @NOVAFRICA Researcher Brais Álvarez Pereira, w/Shan Aman-Rana and Alexia Delfino Published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization #JEBO Measures the performance benefits of diverse skill sets over homogeneous teams 🔗doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo…

🎉Congratulations to the 2024 NovaSBE PhD Summer School in Development Economics cohort! We were thrilled to have Prof. David McKenzie from the World Bank teaching on the "Practicalities of Running Randomized Impact Evaluations", and a diverse class of students! #NOVAFRICA2024

🔆New paper: "Mortality Risk Information and Health-Seeking Behavior During an Epidemic" published in #PNAS by prof. Adeline Delavande (@NOVAFRICA NovaSBE) w/helene purcell, Iliana Kohler, and Hans-Peter Kohler. 🔗Read here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

🔆Now out! #Episode 7 of @NOVAFRICA NovaSBE #SustainableDevelopmenTalks with Sandra Rozo World Bank on her paper "Tales of Tiny Travelers – Understanding Refugee Children's Life Outcomes" 🎧Listen here: bit.ly/3Yymnld 🔗More episodes: bit.ly/4b585mL #EconTwitter

We are excited to welcome all NovaSBE students to the new academic year! Kickstart your journey with @NOVAFRICA and the NOVAFRICA Student Group, learn, and explore ways to impact Africa’s development. 🔗More info: bit.ly/3z75LXk 👋 Check out our IG: bit.ly/novafrica_org

✨ Cheers to the 2024 @NOVAFRICA research interns in #Bissau, #Maputo, and #Quelimane! Working on hands-on fieldwork, data collection and analysis, to promote economic development in these regions. More @NOVAFRICA projects: bit.ly/4die697 Follow us on IG: novafrica_org