June 3, 4 and 5, 2019.
Nova SBE Carcavelos Campus.
Lisbon, Portugal.
Keynote Presentations
Paul Collier
University of Oxford
Gerard Padro-i-Miquel
Yale University
Tavneet Suri
MIT
Leonard Wantchekon
Princeton University
Scientific Committee:
Tijan Bah
Universidade Nova de Lisboa | NOVAFRICA
Cátia Batista
Universidade Nova de Lisboa | NOVAFRICA | CReAM | IZA
Alex Coutts
Universidade Nova de Lisboa | NOVAFRICA
Victoire Girard
Universidade Nova de Lisboa | NOVAFRICA
Teresa Molina
Universidade Nova de Lisboa | NOVAFRICA
Pedro Vicente
Universidade Nova de Lisboa | NOVAFRICA | BREAD
Call For Papers – Deadline: March 1, 2019
Invitation to submit:
We are looking for contributions on the broad theme of economic development in Africa. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: financial inclusion; natural resource management; international migration and refugees; the quality of education and health; public service provision and political economy; technology adoption; entrepreneurship and private sector development in the African context.
Submission timetable:
Submissions of full papers (pdf files) are expected by March 1, 2019. Extended abstracts may also be submitted but priority will be given to full papers. Decisions will be made by March 25, 2019.
Submission guidelines:
Please email your submission to novafrica@novasbe.pt.
Download the pdf version here.
Registration
The registration fee is 100 EUR to be paid on site or through wire transfer. The deadlines for registration are:
April 15, 2019, for presenters.
Mai 15, 2019, for non-presenters.
Click here to go to the registration form.
Airplane
The easiest way to come to Lisbon is by airplane. The Lisbon Portela Airport connects Lisbon to more than 100 destinations. The airport is 7km away from the city center. After arriving you can take the metro (every day from 6.30am until 1.00am), which will only take approximately 30 minutes to the venue and it will cost 1.90€. You can also take the airport shuttle that connects the airport to the city center (every day from 7.00am until 23.20pm), which will cost 3.50€. Alternatively, you can also take a taxi which will cost approximately 10€ or rent a car at the airport (all price are reference prices). Prices are subject to change without notice and may vary from time to time). Find out more here.
Train
You can travel overnight by train. There are trains connecting Madrid (Lusitânia Comboio Hotel), Vigo (Celta train) and Irun (Sud Expresso) to Lisbon.