Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center

✈️📚 Here are some of the preliminary results of "Higher Future: The Role of Information on Student Migration from Cape Verde", presented by Ana Balcão Reis at the Ismaili Center last week. This study was developed by @novasbeeekc and @novafrica and funded by @akdn and @fct_pt.

At the 2026 Oeiras Education Forum, Ana Balcão Reis argued for earlier investment in education, stronger support teams in schools, and action against segregation. Watch it here [2:18:30 - 3:08:30]: youtube.com/watch?v=oDJFhO…

📚 There is growing evidence that access to more individualized learning support can improve student outcomes. Our new study, sponsored by @FundlaCaixaPT, examines the size of the private tutoring market in Portugal and Spain. Read it here: 👇 bit.ly/4tlLGDq

We share fiindings from one of our studies on educational inequality in Portugal, @edulog_2016's "From Social Inequality to Educational Inequality in the Municipalities of Portugal", coordinated by Luís Catela Nunes. 📚 Full report (only in PT): 👉 bit.ly/EDULOG_2023

LESE 2026 took place on 22-23 January, bringing together researchers, students & education analysts. It featured keynote lectures by Camille Terrier and Kjell Salvanes, a roundtable, and 100 parallel-session presentations from participants from 22 countries across 4 continents.

🎉 Congratulations to Ricardo Colaço (@colacoricardo), from the @novasbeeekc, for defending his PhD Thesis “Essays in Economics of Education: School Quality and Teacher Preferences”, supervised by Luís Catela Nunes. #economicsofeducation #schools #teacherincentives

As 2025 comes to a close, we highlight one of our research outputs: “School Segregation in Portugal: The Role of Academic and Socioeconomic Backgrounds”, published in the Journal of School Choice. 📄 Abstract in the comments below. 🔗 Full article: bit.ly/schoolclassseg…

⌛ The submission deadline for LESE 2026 is fast approaching. Don't miss the opportunity to present your work and connect with leading researchers in the economics and statistics of education. #CallForPapers #LESE2026

The 8th edition of LESE - Lisbon Economics and Statistics of Education will take place in January 2026 at Nova SBE, Carcavelos. 📢 Call for papers still open - submit by 15 October 2025! 🔗 2026.lese-conference.org

Realizámos, em parceria com a Nova SBE Executive Education, uma formação sobre Economia da Educação e Liderança para inspetores da IGEC. Obrigada a todos os participantes pelas discussões ricas tidas ao longo do programa e pelo compromisso com a educação.

CALL FOR PAPERS 8th Lisbon Research Workshop on Economics, Statistics, and Econometrics of Education. We invite authors to submit extended abstracts or full papers by the 15th of October 2025 through the conference website: 2026.lese-conference.org