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.

[**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 Kidnapping: Evidence from Ethiopia” [early draft available upon request]

- - "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