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Pedro Vicente is an Associate Professor of Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics and the scientific director of NOVAFRICA. Pedro researches on development economics, with an emphasis on political economy issues, and a special interest in Africa. He designed and conducted fieldwork (including randomized field experiments) in Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria, Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe.
He has published articles in top field journals such as the Journal of Development Economics. Pedro holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago, and is affiliated with BREAD and with the CSAE at the University of Oxford.
He is Lead Academic for Mozambique at the IGC, a consortium between the LSE and Oxford, and a consultant for the World Bank.
Current research interest include: Development Economics, Political Economy
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, Master, London School of Economics (LSE)
Economics, Doctorate, The University of Chicago
Economics, Bachelor, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Is mobile money changing rural Africa? Evidence from a field experiment
Batista, C. & Vicente, P. C., 21 May 2025, In: Review of Economics and Statistics. 107, 3, p. 835-844Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On the political economy of urbanization: Experimental evidence from Mozambique
Armand, A., Mendonça, F., Sandholtz, W. A. & Vicente, P. C., 10 Mar 2025, Universidade Nova de Lisboa School of Business and Economics (SBE), 104 p. (Nova SBE Working Paper Series; no. 670).Research output: Working paper
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Tax morale, public goods, and politics: Experimental evidence from Mozambique
Sandholtz, W. A. & Vicente, P. C., 17 Mar 2025, Universidade Nova de Lisboa School of Business and Economics (SBE), 41 p. (Nova SBE Working Paper Series; no. 671).Research output: Working paper
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Let’s Call! Using the phone to increase vaccine acceptance
Armand, A., Fracchia, M. & Vicente, P. C., Jan 2024, In: Health Economics. 33, 1, p. 82-106Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mobilizing parents at home and at school: An experiment on primary education in Angola
Maro, V. D., Leeffers, S., Serra, D. & Vicente, P. C., Apr 2024, In: Economic Development and Cultural Change. 72, 3, p. 1069–1116Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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