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Knowledge center @NovaSBE. Producing and disseminating rigorous evidence to promote economic development in Africa and around the globe.
Lisbon, Portugal
Joined February 2013
The findings show that mobile money can act as a driver of urbanization and structural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa. Full article :.📄
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Abstract. Rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa are typically underserved by financial services. Mobile money brings a substantial reduction in the transaction costs of remittances. We follow the...
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The paper uses a randomized field experiment in rural Mozambique to assess the impact of mobile money. Key findings:.✅ Increased out migration of rural areas.✅ Decline in agricultural activity and investment.✅ Higher remittances and welfare gains, notably during shocks.
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🚨 New Paper Alert. "Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment". By @NOVAFRICA Scientific Directors & @NovaSBE Professors @cbatista_econ and @pedrocvicente in print in The Review of Economics and Statistics @restatjournal. 📄
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🎙️ New @NOVAFRICA #SustainableDevelopmentTalk w/Prof. Lydia Assouad @LSEEcon on her paper: “Leadership and Nation-Building.”. She discusses political leadership’s role in Turkey’s nation-building—from names to cultural reforms after Atatürk’s visits. 🔗
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RT @silviavannutell: We are doing it again! Please submit your papers and come see us in Lisbon :).
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🎙️ In a recent @vox_dev talk, @NOVAFRICA Scientific Director @cbatista_econ & @ctheoharides discuss key findings from their @ScienceMagazine paper:. “Brain Drain or Brain Gain? The Impact of High-Skilled Migration on Origin Countries.”. 🎧 Listen here:
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The migration of high-skilled workers, sometimes referred to as 'brain drain', is usually seen as negative for origin countries. New research suggests this is an incomplete story—highlighting the...
🆕 Why ‘Brain Drain’ is an incomplete story of migration 📢. Today on #VoxDevTalks w/ @timsvengali, @cbatista_econ (@NovaSBE) & @ctheoharides (@AmherstCollege) discuss the channels through which emigration can benefit origin countries:
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🌟 As part of @NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE efforts to understand health & social dynamics in Guinea-Bissau, a study shows how female leaders influence uptake of community-based health insurance. “Follow the Leader: Community-based Health Insurance in West Africa”.
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🎧 New Podcast Alert!. Episode 6 of @NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE #SustainableDevelopmentTalks, with Prashant Bharadwaj @UCSanDiego on his paper:. “Statistical Discrimination and the Distribution of Wages.”. 🎙️ Listen now: or at NOVAFRICA #Spotify
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The project is led by @NOVAFRICA Scientific Director @pedrocvicente , together with #AlexanderCoutts, @teremolin & @Brais_AP. #NOVAFRICA #PublicHealth.
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🔎Can local collaboration reduce maternal & infant mortality in Guinea-Bissau?. @NOVAFRICA project “Reducing Maternal and Infant Mortality in Guinea-Bissau” explores if a campaign joining traditional healers & health workers can cut preventable deaths. 🔗
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Join us for the next @NOVAFRICA seminar w/Prof Tanguy Bernard @BSE_Bordeaux on his paper:. "Promoting Unobservable Food Safety in Smallholder Agriculture, (preliminary) Evidence from Nigeria". 🗓 Wed, June 18th | 3:30 pm (PT) 📍Room D O10 @NovaSBE . 🔗
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📢 Brain Drain or Brain Gain?. In a recent @Visao_pt interview, @cbatista_econ @NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE explains how high-skilled migration can boost the development of origin countries. 🔗 Full Interview: 📄 Science Article:
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📢 New Open Call for PhD in #Economics at @NovaSBE!. Missed the first round? Here’s another chance to apply and focus on Development Economics! Full funding, top faculty & collaboration with @NOVAFRICA. Apply by June 20, 2025: #PhD #DevelopmentEconomics
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🌟 Spotlight on. "How misinformation and mismatched expectations reduce adoption of improved seeds". By @NOVAFRICA reseacher Caroline Miehe & co-authors. 📍 Featured on @vox_dev, explores how belief gaps shape farmers’ choices around agri-tech. 🔗
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Authored by @NOVAFRICA Scientific Director & @NovaSBE Prof. @cbatista_econ, w/ @DanielHanSH (@bu_economics), @jhaushofer (@CornellEcon), @econgaurav (@UCSanDiego) @dmckenzie001 (@WorldBank), #AhmedMushfiqMobarak (@Yale), @ctheoharides (@amherstcollege) & @deanyang (@UMichEcon).
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