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Justine S. Hastings
Researcher at Brown University
Publications - 92
Citations - 6891
Justine S. Hastings is an academic researcher from Brown University. The author has contributed to research in topics: School choice & Lottery. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 92 publications receiving 6072 citations. Previous affiliations of Justine S. Hastings include Yale University & National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Information, School Choice, and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Two Experiments
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze two experiments that provided direct information on school test scores to lower-income families in a public school choice plan and find that receiving information significantly increases the fraction of parents choosing higher-performing schools.
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Financial Literacy, Financial Education and Economic Outcomes
Justine S. Hastings,Brigitte C. Madrian,Brigitte C. Madrian,William L. Skimmyhorn,William L. Skimmyhorn +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the literature on financial literacy, financial education, and consumer financial outcomes, and examine how well the existing literature addresses whether financial education improves financial literacy or personal financial outcomes.
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Information, School Choice, and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Two Experiments
TL;DR: This article examined a natural experiment and a field experiment that provided direct information on school test scores to lower-income families in a public school choice plan and found that receiving information significantly increased the fraction of parents choosing higher-performing schools.
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Financial literacy, financial education and economic outcomes
Justine S. Hastings,Brigitte C. Madrian,Brigitte C. Madrian,William L. Skimmyhorn,William L. Skimmyhorn +4 more
TL;DR: How financial literacy is measured in the current literature is considered, and how well the existing literature addresses whether financial education improves financial literacy or personal financial outcomes is examined.
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Parental Preferences and School Competition: Evidence from a Public School Choice Program
Justine S. Hastings,Justine S. Hastings,Thomas J. Kane,Thomas J. Kane,Douglas O. Staiger,Douglas O. Staiger +5 more
TL;DR: This article used data from the implementation of a districtwide public school choice plan in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina to estimate preferences for school characteristics and examine their implications for the local educational market.