Research – Justine Hastings

Research and Publications

Papers are listed in reverse chronological order:

Predicting Divertible Medicaid Emergency Department Costs

Justine Hastings and Mark Howison

Digital Government: Research and Practice | October 2022

The Causal Impact of Removing children from Abusive and Neglectful Homes

Anthony Bald, Eric Chyn, Justine S. Hastings, and Margarita Machelett

NBER Working Paper No. 25419 | January 2019, Revised September 2019

The Effect of SNAP on the Composition of Purchased Foods-Evidence and Implications

Justine S. Hastings, Ryan E. Kessler, and Jesse M. Shapiro

American Economic Review: Public Policy | August, 2021

* Previous versions of this article were circulated with the title, "NBER Working Paper No. 25953 | June 2019"

The Returns to Early-Life Interventions for Very Low Birth Weight Children

Eric Chyn, Samantha Gold, and Justine S. Hastings

Journal of Health Economics, Volume 75, January, 2021.

* Previous versions of this article were circulated with the title, NBER Working Paper No. 25753 | August 2019

Delivering Unemployment Assistance in Times of Crisis: Scalable Cloud Solutions Can Keep Essential Government Programs Running and Supporting Those in Need

Mintaka Angell, Samantha Gold, Mark Howison, Victoria Kidd, Daniel Molitor, Casey Burns, Chris Johnson, Matthew Kahn, Stuart Venzke, Sandra Deneault, Donald Doweiko, Stephen Dziembowski, Bijay Kumar, Patrick O'Donnell, Craig Patel, Andrew Reidl, Brian Tardiff, Justine S. Hastings, Scott Jensen, Angelika Pellegrino, Amelia Roberts, and Rahul Sarathy

Digital Government: Research and Practice November 2020 Article No.: 5

* Previous versions of this article were circulated with the title, NBER Working Paper No. 25753 | August 2019

Advertising as Insurance or Commitment? Evidence from the BP Oil Spill *

Lint Barrage, Eric Chyn, and Justine S. Hastings

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy | February 2020

* Previous versions of this article were circulated with the title, "Advertising, Reputation, and Environmental Stewardship: Evidence From the BP Oil Spill"

Predicting High-Risk Opioid Prescriptions Before They are Given

Justine Hastings, Mark Howison, and Sarah E. Inman

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | January 2020

Fact-Based Policy: How Do State and Local Governments Accomplish It?

Eric Chyn, Samantha Gold, and Justine Hastings

The Hamilton Project | POLICY PROPOSAL 2019-01 | January 2019 | Brookings

Unlocking Data to Improve Public Policy

Justine S. Hastings, Mark Howison, Ted Lawless, John Ucles, Preston White

Communications of the ACM | October, 2019

Effects of Photo ID Laws on Registration and Turnout: Evidence from Rhode Island

Francesco Maria Esposito, Diego Focanti, and Justine S. Hastings

NBER Working Paper No. 25503 | January 2019

How Are SNAP Benefits Spent? Evidence From a Retail Panel

Justine S. Hastings and Jesse M. Shapiro

American Economic Review | December 2018

Sales Force and Competition in Financial Product Markets: The Case of Mexico’s Social Security Privatization

Justine S. Hastings, Ali Hortaçsu, and Chad Syverson

Econometrica Vol. 85, No. 6 | November 2017

* Previous versions of this article were circulated with the title, "Advertising and Competition in Privatized Social Security: The Case of Mexico"

(Un)informed College Choice: Evidence from Linked Survey and Administrative Data

Justine S. Hastings, Christopher A. Neilson, Anely Ramirez, and Seth D. Zimmerman

Economics of Education Review, Vol. 51 | March 2016

The Effects of Earnings Disclosure on College Enrollment Decisions

Justine S. Hastings, Christopher A. Neilson, and Seth D. Zimmerman

NBER Working Paper No. 21300 | June 2015, Revised February 2018

Connecting Student Loans to Labor Market Outcomes: Policy Lessons from Chile

Harald Beyer, Justine S. Hastings, Christopher A. Neilson, and Seth D. Zimmerman

American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings Vol. 105, No. 5 | May 2015

Are Some Degrees Worth More Than Others? Evidence from College Admission Cutoffs in Chile

Justine S. Hastings, Christopher A. Neilson, and Seth D. Zimmerman

NBER Working Paper No. 19241 | July 2013, Revised September 2014

School Choice, School Quality, and Postsecondary Attainment *

David J. Deming, Justine S. Hastings, Thomas J. Kane, and Douglas O. Staiger

American Economic Review Vol. 104, No. 3 | March 2014

* Previous versions of this article were circulated with the title, "School Choice and College Attendance: Evidence from Randomized Lotteries"

Fungibility and Consumer Choice: Evidence from Commodity Price Shocks

Justine S. Hastings and Jesse M. Shapiro

Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 128, Issue 4 | November 2013

Financial Literacy, Financial Education, and Economic Outcomes

Justine S. Hastings, Brigitte C. Madrian, and William L. Skimmyhorn

Annual Review of Economics Vol. 5, No. 1 | January 2013

Fettered Consumers and Sophisticated Firms: Evidence from Mexico’s Privatized Social Security Market

Justine S. Hastings and Fabian Duarte

NBER Working Paper No. 18582 | November 2012

The Effect of School Choice on Intrinsic Motivation and Academic Outcomes

Justine S. Hastings, Christopher A. Neilson, and Seth D. Zimmerman

NBER Working Paper No. 18324 | August 2012

How Financial Literacy and Impatience Shape Retirement Wealth and Investment Behaviors

Justine S. Hastings and Olivia S. Mitchell

NBER Working Paper No. 16740 | January 2011

Heterogeneous Preferences and the Efficacy of Public School Choice

Justine S. Hastings, Thomas J. Kane, and Douglas O. Staiger

Combines and replaces NBER Working Papers 12145 and 11805 | June 2008, Revised June 2010

The First of the Month Effect: Consumer Behavior and Store Responses

Justine S. Hastings and Ebonya Washington

American Economic Journal Vol. 2 No. 2 | May 2010

Investigating Income Effects in Scanner Data: Do Gasoline Prices Affect Grocery Purchases?

Dora Gicheva, Justine S. Hastings, and Sofia Villas-Boas

American Economic Review Vol. 100, No. 2 | May 2010

Financial Literacy, Information, and Demand Elasticity: Survey and Experimental Evidence from Mexico

Justine S. Hastings and Lydia Tejeda-Ashton

NBER Working Paper No. 14538 | December 2008

Revise and Resubmit, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Information, School Choice, and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Two Experiments

Justine S. Hastings and Jeffrey M. Weinstein

Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 123, Issue 4 | November 2008

Reformulating Competition? Gasoline Content Regulation and Wholesale Gasoline Prices

Jennifer Brown, Justine S. Hastings, Erin T. Mansur, and Sofia B. Villas-Boas

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Volume 55, Issue 1 | January 2008

The Effect of Randomized School Admissions on Voter Participation

Justine S. Hastings, Thomas J. Kane, Douglas O. Staiger, and Jeffrey M. Weinstein

Journal of Public Economics Vol. 91 Issues 5-6 | June 2007

No Child Left Behind: Estimating the Impact on Choices and Student Outcomes

Justine S. Hastings and Jeffrey M. Weinstein

NBER Working Paper No. 13009 | March 2007

Preferences, Information and Parental Choice Behavior in Public School Choice

Justine S. Hastings, Richard Van Weelden, and Jeffrey M. Weinstein

NBER Working Paper No. 12995 | February 2007

Gender and Performance: Evidence from School Assignment by Randomized Lottery

Justine S. Hastings, Thomas J. Kane, and Douglas O. Staiger

American Economic Review Vol. 96, No. 2 | May 2006

Market Power, Vertical Integration, and the Wholesale Price of Gasoline*

Justine S. Hastings and Richard J. Gilbert

The Journal of Industrial Economics Volume LIII, No.4 | December 2005

* Previous versions of this article were circulated with the title, "Vertical Integration in Gasoline Supply: An Empirical Test of Raising Rival's Costs"

Vertical Relationships and Competition in Retail Gasoline Markets: Empirical Evidence from Contract Changes in Southern California

Justine S. Hastings

American Economic Review Vol. 94, No. 1 | March 2004

Abatement, Consumption Capital, and Pollution Accumulation in an Optimal Programme

Justine S. Hastings (né Ghassemi) and Michael R. Caputo

Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy Vol. l7, No. 1 | January 1997