Leah Bevis
leahbevis.bsky.social
Leah Bevis
@leahbevis.bsky.social
Applied microeconomist at OSU. Development, agricultural productivity, malnutrition, measurement error. Ashtangi mom. Child of immigrant. Horrified by the genocide in Gaza.
Why are so many children starving to death in Gaza? We can chalk it up to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. A thread (1/N) www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
Israel starving Gaza: A visual breakdown
More and more people in Gaza are dying from a man-made famine caused by Israel’s blockade on essential food supplies.
www.aljazeera.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
My friends from other disciplines are shocked by the insanely tiny details that Econ reviewers insist on controlling. Here’s a great example.
August 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Anybody spent time in Stellenbosch and have experiences to share? Considering spending a couple months there with my husband and 2yo during sabbatical this year — when it gets super malarious in Uganda.

Relatedly: anyone ever deep dived on the effects of months of malarone for toddlers?
August 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Y_dst = b0 + b1 T_dst * I_ds + g_d + g_stI

d=district, t=year, s=state. Continuous T varies by d and t, interacted with 2-level I that varies by d. So b1 a vector. gs are district and state-time-indicator FE.

WHY IS THAT b1 NOT THE SAME AS FROM:

Y_dst = b0 + b1 T_dst + g_d + g_stI for I=0,1
August 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Literally joined this platform (finally) to share this AEDE blog. If you are not heartbroken at the scale of child suffering in Gaza, you are not paying attention. Call your federal rep — at the very least. u.osu.edu/aede/2025/07...
July 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM