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Pedro Vicente

  • Associate Professor of Economics
  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Roles

Country advisors

IGC Staff

Researchers

Research affiliates

Lead academics

Email

pedro.vicente@novasbe.pt

Pedro Vicente is an Associate Professor in Economics at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and is also the Scientific Director for NOVA Africa.  He is the Lead Academic for the IGC-Mozambique programme. Previously he was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, and a Visiting Lecturer/Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of African Economies at the University of Oxford. He researches on the political economy of development, namely on corruption, vote buying, and conflict, with a special interest in Africa. He designed and conducted field experiments during elections in Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago and is affiliated with BREAD.

Projects

A field experiment on integrating rural migrants in cities: Mapping the city of Quelimane

Frederica Mendonça, Wayne Sandholtz, Alex Armand, Pedro Vicente 31 Mar 2022
Project

Countering Islamic radicalisation in northern Mozambique: Radio campaigning and adolescent sensitisation in religious schools

Pedro Vicente, Inês Vilela, Alex Armand, Flavio Cunha 30 Nov 2021
Project

Beliefs and behaviours towards COVID-19 in Mozambique

Mattia Fracchia, Pedro Vicente 10 Mar 2021
Project

Preventing Islamic radicalisation in Mozambique: through faith or employment?

Pedro Vicente 31 Jul 2018
Project

Preventing Islamic radicalisation in Mozambique: Through faith or employment?

Pedro Vicente 31 Jul 2018
Project

On the mechanics of the political resource curse: Behavioural measurements of information and local elite behaviour in Mozambique

Pedro Vicente, Inês Vilela, Alex Armand 31 Mar 2017
Project

Electronic payments in Mozambique: Diagnosis and impact evaluation of dissemination

Margarida Ortigão, Esselina Macome, Pedro Vicente 30 Apr 2015
Project

The diffusion of mobile money: Evidence from a lab experiment in the field

Pedro Vicente, Cátia Batista, Marcel Fafchamps 31 Aug 2015
Project

Evaluation of the impact of mobile banking and financial literacy on microenterprise development in Mozambique

Sandra Sequeira, Pedro Vicente, Cátia Batista 31 Mar 2016
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The role of mobile banking and business training in mobilising savings for microenterprise development in Mozambique (Phase Two)

Sandra Sequeira, Pedro Vicente, Cátia Batista
Project
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A Randomized Impact Evaluation of the Introduction of Mobile Banking in Mozambique

Pedro Vicente, Cátia Batista
Project
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Counteracting illicit behaviour during elections: The role of observers and cell phones in a field experiment

Paul Collier, Jenny Aker, Pedro Vicente 1 Mar 2011
Project

All contributions

Mozambique-Flood

Migration and urbanisation in Mozambique

1 December 2022 06:00-23:59
Past Event

Closing the gender profit gap through savings and training: Evidence from Mozambique

Cátia Batista, Sandra Sequeira, Pedro Vicente
Blog

Vaccine acceptance: Promoting rapid immunisation against COVID-19 in Mozambique

9 December 2021
Past Event

Increasing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: Evidence from Mozambique

Alex Armand, Mattia Fracchia, Pedro Vicente
Blog

Increasing religious awareness and professional training

Inês Vilela, Pedro Vicente
Blog
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Counteracting illicit behaviour during elections: The role of observers and cell phones in a field experiment

Paul Collier, Jenny Aker, Pedro Vicente 28 Feb 2019
Data set
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On the mechanics of the political resource curse

Alex Armand, Pedro Vicente, Inês Vilela
Project report

Natural resource management and FDI: Challenges for Mozambique

26 March 2017 23:00-23:00 Maputo
Past Event
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The diffusion of mobile money: Evidence from a lab experiment in the field

Cátia Batista, Marcel Fafchamps, Pedro Vicente
Working paper

Workshop on Private Sector Development in Mozambique – Focus on Managers and Workers

24 March 2016 Maputo Mozambique
Past Event
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Africa Growth Forum 2015: Pedro Vicente and William Jack

Pedro Vicente, Billy Jack
Audio
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The Determinants of Electronic Means of Payment in Mozambique (Policy Brief)

Pedro Vicente
Policy brief
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Electronic Payments in Mozambique: A Baseline on their adoption in Maputo and Matola (Working Paper)

Pedro Vicente
Working paper

Is vote-buying always bad for development?

Pedro Vicente, Charles Beck
Blog
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Is Information Power? Using Mobile Phones and Free Newspapers during an Election in Mozambique (Working Paper)

Jenny Aker, Paul Collier, Pedro Vicente
Working paper
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A Randomized Impact Evaluation of the Introduction of Mobile Banking in Mozambique (Working Paper)

Cátia Batista, Pedro Vicente
Working paper
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A Randomized Impact Evaluation of the Introduction of Mobile Banking in Mozambique (Policy Brief)

Cátia Batista, Pedro Vicente
Policy brief
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Is Information Power? (Policy Brief)

Jenny Aker, Paul Collier, Pedro Vicente
Policy brief