NOVAFRICA Student Group

A development economics student group from @NovaSBE. We are the bridge that connects the @novafrica knowledge centre with our student community.

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🌟Join us for the @NOVAFRICA seminar with Prof #MarijkeVerpoorten @IOBUA on her paper:

"Keeping Gorillas in the Mist: The Environmental Economics of Accelerating the Adoption of Clean Cooking"

📅April 9th | 3:30pm (PT)📍Room D-106 @NovaSBE

🔗More info: https://t.co/gZzQmR2i7L

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Prof @gaia_narciso @tcdeconomics will give a @NOVAFRICA seminar on

"Using role models to inspire marginalized groups: A cautionary tale"
on Wed May 8 3:30pm (PT time) in D005 @NovaSBE

Zoom: 🔗https://t.co/43TllDeiSl
More:🔗https://t.co/Fg1vA0o6k9

#EconTwitte

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Prof @augustin_tap @TSEinfo will give a @NOVAFRICA seminar on

Polygyny and the Economic Determinants of Family Formation Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Wed April 10, 3:30pm (PT time) D005 @NovaSBE
Zoom:🔗https://t.co/TwVx5eqMQ7
More: 🔗https://t.co/qQW9U8TVKP
#EconTwitter

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.@MarcoManacorda @qmuleconomics will give a @novafrica seminar on
"The International Transmission of Democratic Values: Evidence from the African Diaspora"
on Wed April 3, 3:30pm (PT time) in D005 @NovaSBE
Zoom:🔗https://t.co/eEKIA15GYe
More:🔗https://t.co/qQW9U8TVKP
#EconTwitter

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Prof Abu Siddique @absidd  from @rhulecon will give a @NOVAFRICA seminar on

"Forced Displacement, Mental Health, and Child Development: Evidence from the Rohingya Refugees"

On Wed  March 13,  3.30 pm, Room D 005  @NovaSBE

🔗 Zoom Link: https://t.co/RKgvvnZyfc
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Last week, NSG member Sarah Istepanian interviewed Prof. Sule Alan about her paper “Empowering adolescents to transform schools: Lessons from a behavioral targeting”.
Hear the full interview on our podcast “Sustainable Development Talks”, streaming on Spotify! Available soon.

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Professor @sulealan_econ from @EUI_ECO will give a @NOVAFRICA seminar on "Empowering Adolescents to Transform Schools: Lessons from a Behavioral Targeting"

On Wednesday, Nov 29, 3.30 pm (Lisbon time), Room D012 @NovaSBE

🔗 Zoom Link: https://t.co/RKgvvnZyfc

#EconTwitter

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Professor @kbburchardi from @iies_sthlm will give a @NOVAFRICA seminar on "Liquidity Constraints and Capital Allocation: Evidence from a Selective Trial with Ugandan Farmers"

On Wednesday, Nov 22, 3.30 pm (Lisbon time), Room D 012 @NovaSBE

🔗 Zoom Link : https://t.co/nebxPIsypT

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Professor Lucia del Carpio from @INSEAD will give a @NOVAFRICA seminar on "Using Divide-and-Conquer to Improve Tax Collection"

On Wednesday, Nov 15, 3.30 pm (Lisbon time), Room D 010 @NovaSBE campus

🔗 Zoom Link: https://t.co/RKgvvo064K

#EconTwitter

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Professor #KatherineCasey from @StanfordGSB will give a @NOVAFRICA seminar on "The Incentives to (Not) Debate in Low Information Races"

On Tuesday,  Oct 4,  3.30 pm (Lisbon time),  Room B 132 @NovaSBE campus

🔗 Zoom Link: https://t.co/RKgvvnZyfc

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The paper "Mineral Resources and the Salience of Ethnic Identities" by @NOVAFRICA @novasbe Research Faculty @victoire_girard (joint with Nicolas Berman and  Mathieu Couttenier) is now published in The Economic Journal ( @EJ_RES ).

Read here: https://t.co/wPKYm3f150

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Hear the episode with Prof. @jblumenstock now on Spotify: https://t.co/Ee1v0pVMV4

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Sustainable Development Talks - Episode 11, Season 04 is out!

In this episode, Gonçalo Abdula Franco, BSc in Management, talks to Prof. @jblumenstock , from the University of California, Berkeley.

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The Sustainable Development Talks Podcast is brought to you by the NOVAFRICA Student Group, produced at Fidelidade Creative Studio and coordinated by Myriam Marending, a resident member of the NOVAFRICA Knowledge Center.

[Patricia Justino @apvjustino]

🚨 Consultancy opportunity🚨 We're looking for a consultant at postdoc level to work with me and colleagues on a new project on social protection. Please send me your CV and cover letter if interested
@novafrica @n_studentgroup @cbatista_econ @SMGSequeira

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Yesterday, NOVAFRICA Student Group member Laura Elbing interviewed prof. @pereztruglia about his paper "Where do my tax dollars go? Tax morale effects on perceived government spending". The episode will be available soon on NOVAFRICA platforms. Stay tuned!

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On #AfricaDay, we wish to bring back the tasty memories of our Celebrating Afrika, on May 2nd, that happened on @novasbe campus! It was a day of celebration, exchange and beauty for our student community! Check it out! #tbt

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Email applications to [email protected]

More information regarding the research project can be found here: https://t.co/OBkFVgNYYg

Any questions should be sent via email 😀

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⚠️Research Internship opportunity⚠️

NOVAFRICA Knowledge centre has a vacancy for Pre-doc or PhD research assistant in the ERC project GLOBCOADEV to study the global impact of coastal water contamination on economic development.

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If you have a strong research interest in development or environmental economics, knowledge of microeconometrics, and an interest in geospatial analysis and machine learning, apply now!

Duration: 1 year (renewable), starting September 2023.