Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
McGavock, Tamara, and Lindsey Novak. (2023) "Now, Later, or Never? Evidence of the Effect of Weather Shocks on Female Genital Cutting in Sub-Saharan Africa" [PDF] Journal of Development Economics. vol 165
Bellemare, Marc, Yu Na Lee, and Lindsey Novak. (2021) “Contract Farming as Partial Insurance” World Development. vol 140
Novak, Lindsey. (2020) "Persistent Norms and Tipping Points: The Case of Female Genital Cutting." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 177: 433-474.
Bellemare, Marc, Metin Cakir, Hikaru Peterson, Lindsey Novak, and Jeta Rudi. (2017) "On the Measurement of Food Waste." American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 99(5): 1148-1158.
Capistrant, Ben, Greta Friedemann-Sanchez, Lindsey K. Novak, Caroline Zuijdwijk, Graham Ogle, Sharad Pendsey. (2017) "Mental Health and Well-Being Among Type 1 Diabetes Caregivers in India: Evidence from the IDREAM Study." Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 134: 168-177.
Friedemann-Sanchez, Greta, Benjamin Capistrant, James Ron, Lindsey Novak, Caroline Zuijdwijk, Graham Ogle, Barbara Anderson, Antoinette Moran, and Sharad Pendsey. (2017) “Caregiving for Children with Type I Diabetes and Clinical Outcomes in Central India: The IDREAM Study.” Pediatric Diabetes. 19 (3): 527-533.
Bellemare, Marc, and Lindsey Novak. (2016) "Contract Farming and Food Security." American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 99 (2): 357-378.
Bellemare, Marc F., Lindsey Novak, and Tara Steinmetz. (2015) "All in the Family: Explaining the Persistence of Female Genital Cutting in West Africa." Journal of Development Economics. 116: 252-265.
Novak, Lindsey. (2014) "The Impact of Access to Water on Child Health in Senegal." Review of Development Economics. Vol. 18, No. 3.
Working Papers
[**indicates Colby College undergraduate co-author]Lindsey Novak and Cooper Bussberg '21** "The Complexities of Female Genital Cutting: Understanding Maternal Influence, Stated Benefits, and Policy Design"
Paula Jaramillo '20**, Dan LaFave, and Lindsey Novak “Extreme Weather Events Impact Risk Tolerance and Time Preferences”
Jorge García Hombrados and Lindsey Novak “The Economics of Bride Abduction: Evidence from Ethiopia” [early draft available upon request]
Work in Progress
"Sierra Leone Sees to Learn" -- with Paul Glewwe, Aine McCarthy, Brooke Krause, Jalikatu Mustapha, Nathan Congdon. Funding awarded by USAID's Development Innovation Ventures.
"Active-Learning Teacher Training in Rural Tanzanian Secondary Schools" -- with Paul Glewwe, Aine McCarthy, and Nelson Masanche Nkoma. Funding awarded by JPAL Post-Primary Education Initiative.
“The Persistence of Intimate Partner Violence” -- with Carolina Castilla