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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 1d

🎉 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 @vcavalcante.bsky.social on his journey across Africa & Europe and his PhD on migration & finance.

🔗 Read more in our blog: bit.ly/4pUQyON

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 6d

Findings:
🔹 Gangs lower income, education & well-being
🔹 Restrict labor mobility by blocking commuting
🔹 Limit long-term economic opportunities

Key takeaway: Gangs significantly hinder labor mobility and economic opportunities, with lasting consequences for development.

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 New in Econometrica (@ecmaeditors.bsky.social)!

“Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development”

by NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Prof #NikitaMelnikov, Carlos Schmidt-Padilla & Micaela Sviatschi.

The paper examines how criminal activity shapes labor mobility and development in El Salvador.

🔗 t.co/jF4tEsf8MV

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 7d

Link to the Science article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Brain drain or brain gain? Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries

How does emigration of highly educated citizens of low-income countries to high-income countries affect the economies of the origin countries? The direct effect is “brain drain”—a decrease in the coun...

www.science.org

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 8d

In a recent BBC Business Daily interview, @catiabatista.bsky.social @NOVAFRICA discusses brain drain and brain gain, and the case of Cyprus.

This follows her Science article “Brain Drain or Brain Gain? The Impact of High-Skilled Migration on Origin Countries.”

🎧 www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

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Catia Batista @catiabatista.bsky.social · 9d

Conference on #Migration and #Education - Sept 30

Join us online on Tuesday starting 11m GMT / 6am EST with interesting presentations and discussion throughout the day!

Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/geZISI-...

Program: bit.ly/4nJoXya

@novafrica.bsky.social @liser.lu @liser-cb.bsky.social

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 10d

Updated link for live viewing: www.youtube.com/live/geZISI-...

International Conference on Migration and Education

YouTube video by Universidade de Cabo Verde

www.youtube.com

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 11d

Conference on Migration and Education – Sep 30 | Cabo Verde

NOVAFRICA promotes a discussion on youth & high-skilled migration and its impact on economic development.

w/ #NovaSBE #EconomicsEducationKC @liser.lu & #UnivCaboVerde

Program: bit.ly/4nJoXya

Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/xrv5T0X...

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 13d

How do property rights affect investment in developing countries?

Join NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE PhD candidate Marta Botelho for the next NOVAFRICA – IGC @theigc.bsky.social at Quelimane 2025 Webinar on:

Property Titles, Investment, and Taxes

📅 Mon, Sep 29 | 1pm PT / 2pm Moz
📍 Teams: bit.ly/41WmojO

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 15d

✨ We are delighted to welcome Roberto Hsu Rocha as a new resident member at NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE!

His research focuses on labor economics, with an emphasis on informality, entrepreneurship, finance, and the design of public policies.

👉 Learn more about Rocha's work: sites.google.com/view/roberto...

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 20d

How can timely information help communities during floods?

Join Prof. Stefan Leeffers @ucl.ac.uk for the next NOVAFRICA – IGC @theigc.bsky.social at #Quelimane 2025 Webinar on:

Information and Floods

📅 Mon, Sep 1 | 1pm (PT) / 2pm (Moz)📍Teams

More info: bit.ly/46XjbDQ

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 22d

✨ We are thrilled to welcome @duncanwebb.bsky.social as a new resident member at NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE!

Duncan is a development economist focusing on behavioral insights, discrimination, social change, and human capital.

👉 Learn more about Duncan’s work here: sites.google.com/view/duncan-...

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 27d

Local tax compliance is a key challenge for revenues & governance.

🎙️ Join Prof. @wsandholtz.bsky.social @NovaSBE for the next NOVAFRICA – IGC @theigc.bsky.social at Quelimane 2025 Webinar on:

Willingness to Pay Local Taxes

📅 Mon, Sep 15 | 1pm PT / 2pm Moz
📍 Online via Teams: bit.ly/48awYHy

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Catia Batista @catiabatista.bsky.social · Sep 4

Looking forward to a brilliant start to this year's @novafrica.bsky.social @NovaSBE seminars!

NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Sep 4

✨ NOVAFRICA Seminar Series 2025/2026 kicks off!

Join us for the start of the series with Prof. Melanie Morten @stanford.edu on her paper:

“The effects of legal short-term migration: Evidence from the H-2A program”

🗓 Wed, Sept 10th | 11:30 am (PT) Room D-115
@NovaSBE

🔗 bit.ly/4g5okMI

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Final Call for Papers – #CEPR Political Economy Symposium 2026

🗓️ Deadline: 14 Sept 2025 | 📍 Lisbon, @NovaSBE

@cepr.org invites submissions on political economy topics—development, conflict, inequality & more.

🔗 Full details & submission link: ow.ly/bPfT50Wof2t

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Sep 4

✨ NOVAFRICA Seminar Series 2025/2026 kicks off!

Join us for the start of the series with Prof. Melanie Morten @stanford.edu on her paper:

“The effects of legal short-term migration: Evidence from the H-2A program”

🗓 Wed, Sept 10th | 11:30 am (PT) Room D-115
@NovaSBE

🔗 bit.ly/4g5okMI

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · Sep 1

⭐Two weeks left to submit a paper for the CEPR Political Economy Symposium 2026!
cepr.org/events/cepr-...
@novafrica.bsky.social @warwickecon.bsky.social
#EconSky #EconConf #CallForPapers

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Sep 3

This RCT evaluates the impact of a finance executive program on firm behavior in #Mozambique

Findings:
✅ Executives made smarter, more strategic decisions
✅ Firms cut working capital & receivables, freeing cash flow
✅ Resources fueled long-term investments & stronger performance

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨New publication in the Journal of Finance on #Mozambique!

“The Impact of the Financial Education of Executives on the Financial Practices of Medium and Large Enterprises”

By NOVAFRICA affiliates #CláudiaCustódio #DiogoMendes & @danielmetzger.bsky.social

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Aug 28

📢 NOVAFRICA – IGC @theigc.bsky.social Quelimane 2025 Webinar Series

Join us for the start of the series with NOVAFRICA Scientific Director & @NovaSBE Professor #PedroVicente on:

Integration of rural migrants into cities

📅 Mon, Sep 1st | 1pm (PT) / 2pm (Moz)📍Teams

Info: bit.ly/46XjbDQ

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Aug 26

🌟 Welcome to Discovery Week at Nova SBE!

Are you a new student interested in #DevelopmentEconomics and our work at NOVAFRICA?

We’d love for you to visit our stand to learn about our research, explore our initiatives, and connect with the @novafricasg.bsky.social.

📅 28th August 11am-5pm

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Aug 21

Findings:

✅ Wide variation in expected effort & returns for breastfeeding & stimulation

✅ Preferences don’t differ—expectations do

✅ Policies addressing maternal depression & perinatal effort costs could boost investments

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Aug 21

🆕 In The Economic Journal

Maternal Investments in Children: The Role of Expected Effort and Returns

By NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Professor Adeline Delavande, together with Sonia Bhalotra, Paulino Font-Gilabert & Joanna Maselko

Read the paper here: academic.oup.com/ej/article/1...

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Aug 13

Researchers matched unemployed people to jobs & covered half the first-year wage + training.
Findings:
📈 Attending a job interview→ +15pp employment even 3.5 yrs later
💼 Being hired→ +50pp
🏆 Biggest gains: those with weakest prior labor mkt ties

Full JDE paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Aug 13

🚨 New in the Journal of Development Economics:

Can wage subsidies break the cycle of long-term unemployment?

By NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Professor Alex Armand with Pedro Carneiro, Francesco Tagliati and Yiming Xia

A large-scale RCT puts it to the test and the results are striking!🧵

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