Lindsey Novak
lindsey-novak.bsky.social
Lindsey Novak
@lindsey-novak.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics at Reed College. Development economist interested in women's health and social norms.
Thanks to everyone who came to #LACDev and made it a great conference!

And thanks for being on a really important and productive panel, @daveevansphd.bsky.social
I'll be at LACDev this weekend. The program looks great! sites.google.com/site/lacdevc...

If you're there and are so inclined, come find me and say hi and tell me what you're working on or what you're excited about.

Partial agenda below. (LAC = Liberal Arts Colleges)
August 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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It's great to see thoughtful cost-benefit analysis in this work.
August 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Kinship networks continue to be an organizing force in many Chinese villages.

drive.google.com/file/d/1cPtJ...

Zhao (sites.google.com/site/xiaoxue...) explores how those kinship networks allow people to migrate much more (and thus have access to greater income opportunities). #LACDEV2025
August 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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A life skills / soccer playing intervention among boys and a goal setting intervention among girls each reduce girls' reports of intimate partner violence. manishashah.net/wp-content/u... Shah presenting evidence from Tanzania at #LACDEV2025
August 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Thanks for the shout out, Caroline!
Just came across this nice paper "Applied economics in the liberal arts: Teaching about food, health, and human welfare" by @amydamon.bsky.social and @lindsey-novak.bsky.social #EconSky #TeachEcon ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/35926...
ageconsearch.umn.edu
July 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Do you have access to the DHS data from Indonesia, and are you willing to share it? Or do you know of anyone who has compiled all DHS data since the site is not taking requests for new data users?
July 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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🌟 This week’s faculty affiliate feature is @lindsey-novak.bsky.social from Reed College! Learn more about Lindsey and what she is looking forward to as she joins CEGA’s network of researchers.
July 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM