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Homepage:http://www.catiabatista.org/
Postal address:Nova School of Business and Economics Universidade Nova de Lisboa Campus de Carcavelos Rua da Holanda, Nº 1 2775-405 Carcavelos Lisbon, Portugal
Workplace:School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Nova University of Lisbon), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

  1. What Matters for the Decision to Study Abroad? A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Cape Verde
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024) Downloads
    Nova SBE Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics (2024) Downloads
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2024) Downloads

2023

  1. Can Information and Alternatives to Irregular Migration Reduce "Backway" Migration from The Gambia?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2022) Downloads View citations (3)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2022) Downloads View citations (3)
    Post-Print, HAL (2023) Downloads View citations (4)

    See also Journal Article Can information and alternatives to irregular migration reduce “backway” migration from The Gambia?, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) Downloads View citations (7) (2023)
  2. Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2018) Downloads View citations (16)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2021) Downloads View citations (1)
  3. The impact of non-cognitive individual characteristics on migrant integration
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads

2022

  1. COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia
    Post-Print, HAL
    See also Journal Article COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2024) Downloads (2024)
  2. Closing the gender profit gap?
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) Downloads View citations (1)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2021) Downloads View citations (2)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Closing the Gender Profit Gap?, Management Science, INFORMS (2022) Downloads View citations (4) (2022)
  3. Healthcare assimilation of immigrants
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads
  4. Integrating immigrants as a tool for broad development
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads
  5. Social networks and mental health: the experience of Cape-Verdean migrants in Portugal
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads
  6. Three Interventions to Reduce Irregular Migration and Promote Alternatives
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group Downloads

2021

  1. How Has COVID-19 Affected the Intention to Migrate via the Backway to Europe
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (2)
  2. How Has COVID-19 Affected the Intention to Migrate via the Backway to Europe and to a Neighboring African Country? Survey Evidence and a Salience Experiment in The Gambia
    NCID Working Papers, Navarra Center for International Development, University of Navarra Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) Downloads View citations (2)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2021) Downloads View citations (3)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2021) Downloads View citations (3)
  3. Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    See also Journal Article Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2022) Downloads View citations (1) (2022)
  4. Testing Classic Theories of Migration in the Lab
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) Downloads View citations (10)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) Downloads
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2021) Downloads View citations (9)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021) Downloads View citations (4)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) Downloads View citations (4)

    See also Journal Article Testing classic theories of migration in the lab, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2023) Downloads View citations (3) (2023)

2020

  1. Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (17)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2020) Downloads View citations (20)

    See also Journal Article Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2020) Downloads View citations (17) (2020)

2019

  1. Aspirations, expectations, identities: behavioral constraints of micro-entrepreneurs
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Improving Access to Savings through Mobile Money: Experimental Evidence from African Smallholder Farmers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from African smallholder farmers, World Development, Elsevier (2020) Downloads View citations (25) (2020)

2018

  1. Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing in Social Networks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2018) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Migration, Political Institutions, and Social Networks
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) Downloads View citations (5)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2017) Downloads View citations (4)
  3. Understanding willingness to migrate illegally: Evidence from a lab in the field experiment
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads View citations (32)

2017

  1. Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from smallholder farmers in Mozambique
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads View citations (5)

2016

  1. Assessing the role of social networks on migrant labor market outcomes: Evidence from a representative immigrant survey
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Migrant intentions to return: The role of migrant social networks
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads

2014

  1. Directed Giving: Evidence from an Inter-Household Transfer Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads View citations (6)
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London (2013) Downloads View citations (7)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2013) Downloads View citations (7)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2013) Downloads View citations (9)

    See also Journal Article Directed giving: Evidence from an inter-household transfer experiment, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2015) Downloads View citations (31) (2015)
  2. Do Migrants Send Remittances as a Way of Self-Insurance? Evidence from a Representative Immigrant Survey
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) Downloads View citations (10)
    Also in Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London (2014) Downloads View citations (8)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) Downloads View citations (14)
  3. Do migrants send remittances as a way of self-insurance?
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Do migrants send remittances as a way of self-insurance?, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2016) Downloads View citations (15) (2016)
  4. Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London Downloads View citations (12)
    Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2013) Downloads View citations (27)
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2014) View citations (4)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2013) Downloads View citations (10)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads View citations (18)

    See also Journal Article Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2018) Downloads View citations (14) (2018)
  5. Migration, Risk Attitudes, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Representative Immigrant Survey
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London Downloads View citations (16)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads View citations (2)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2013) Downloads View citations (5)

    See also Journal Article Migration, risk attitudes, and entrepreneurship: evidence from a representative immigrant survey, IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer (2014) Downloads View citations (16) (2014)
  6. Return Migration, Self-Selection and Entrepreneurship in Mozambique
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) Downloads View citations (19)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2014) Downloads View citations (15)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) Downloads View citations (27)

2013

  1. Introducing mobile money in rural Mozambique: Evidence from a field experiment
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA Downloads View citations (21)
  2. Stages of Diversification in a Neoclassical World
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    See also Journal Article Stages of diversification in a neoclassical world, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2014) Downloads View citations (2) (2014)

2011

  1. Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London Downloads View citations (145)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) Downloads View citations (24)
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) Downloads View citations (11)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) Downloads View citations (147)

    See also Journal Article Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2011) Downloads View citations (146) (2011)

2010

  1. International Specialization and the Return to Capital
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) Downloads

    See also Journal Article International specialization and the return to capital, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter (2015) Downloads (2015)
  2. Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) Downloads View citations (39)

    See also Journal Article Testing the ‘brain gain’ hypothesis: Micro evidence from Cape Verde, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) Downloads View citations (65) (2012)

2009

  1. Micro evidence of the brain gain hypothesis: The case of Cape Verde
    Working Papers, Banco de España Downloads View citations (4)

2008

  1. International Specialization and the Return to Capital, 1976-2000
    ESSEC Working Papers, ESSEC Research Center, ESSEC Business School Downloads View citations (16)
  2. Why Doesn't Labor Flow from Poor to Rich Countries? Micro Evidence from the European Integration Experience
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (19)

2007

  1. Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Micro Evidence from an African Success Story
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (22)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2007) Downloads View citations (19)
  2. Heckscher-Ohlin Specialization and the Marginal Product of Capital, 1976-2000
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics Downloads
  3. Joining the EU: Capital Flows, Migration and Wages
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (9)
  4. Stages of diversification and specialization in an Heckscher-Ohlin world, 1976-2000
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics Downloads

2006

  1. Stages of Diversification and Capital Accumulation in an Heckscher-Ohlin World, 1975-1995
    ESSEC Working Papers, ESSEC Research Center, ESSEC Business School Downloads View citations (15)

2004

  1. Can the IMF's Medium-Term Growth Projections Be Improved?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund Downloads View citations (8)

Journal Articles

2024

  1. COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia
    Journal of African Economies, 2024, 33, (1), 1-19 Downloads
    See also Working Paper COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia, Post-Print (2022) (2022)

2023

  1. Can information and alternatives to irregular migration reduce “backway” migration from The Gambia?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 165, (C) Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Can Information and Alternatives to Irregular Migration Reduce "Backway" Migration from The Gambia?, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) Downloads View citations (6) (2023)
  2. Testing classic theories of migration in the lab
    Journal of International Economics, 2023, 145, (C) Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Testing Classic Theories of Migration in the Lab, RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series (2021) Downloads View citations (10) (2021)

2022

  1. Closing the Gender Profit Gap?
    Management Science, 2022, 68, (12), 8553-8567 Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Closing the gender profit gap?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) Downloads (2022)
  2. Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers
    (Changing Saving and Investment Behavior: The Impact of Financial Literacy Training and Reminders on Micro-Businesses)
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2022, 36, (4), 857-888 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) Downloads (2021)

2020

  1. Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 594-98 Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) Downloads View citations (17) (2020)
  2. Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from African smallholder farmers
    World Development, 2020, 129, (C) Downloads View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Improving Access to Savings through Mobile Money: Experimental Evidence from African Smallholder Farmers, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) Downloads View citations (1) (2019)

2019

  1. Do migrant social networks shape political attitudes and behavior at home?
    World Development, 2019, 117, (C), 328-343 Downloads View citations (11)

2018

  1. Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2018, 32, (1), 203-219 Downloads View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment, Norface Discussion Paper Series (2014) Downloads View citations (12) (2014)

2017

  1. Return Migration, Self-selection and Entrepreneurship
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 79, (5), 797-821 Downloads View citations (21)

2016

  1. Do migrants send remittances as a way of self-insurance?
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2016, 68, (1), 108-130 Downloads View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Do migrants send remittances as a way of self-insurance?, NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads View citations (7) (2014)

2015

  1. Directed giving: Evidence from an inter-household transfer experiment
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 118, (C), 2-21 Downloads View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Directed Giving: Evidence from an Inter-Household Transfer Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2014) Downloads View citations (4) (2014)
  2. International specialization and the return to capital
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2015, 15, (2), 467-508 Downloads
    See also Working Paper International Specialization and the Return to Capital, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) Downloads View citations (1) (2010)

2014

  1. Migration, risk attitudes, and entrepreneurship: evidence from a representative immigrant survey
    IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2014, 3, (1), 1-25 Downloads View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Migration, Risk Attitudes, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Representative Immigrant Survey, Norface Discussion Paper Series (2014) Downloads View citations (16) (2014)
  2. Stages of diversification in a neoclassical world
    Economics Letters, 2014, 122, (2), 276-284 Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Stages of Diversification in a Neoclassical World, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) Downloads (2013)

2012

  1. Testing the ‘brain gain’ hypothesis: Micro evidence from Cape Verde
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97, (1), 32-45 Downloads View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) Downloads View citations (6) (2010)

2011

  1. Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2011, 25, (1), 77-104 Downloads View citations (146)
    See also Working Paper Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment, Norface Discussion Paper Series (2011) Downloads View citations (145) (2011)

Chapters

2014

  1. Remittance Flows to Developing Countries: Trends, Importance and Impact
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
 
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