Justin Smith
Associate Professor, Economics
jusmith@wlu.ca
548-889-4624
Waterloo, Ontario
Lazaridis School of Business and Economics
Justin Smith is an expert in applied econometrics, economics of education and labour economics.
Areas of Expertise
- Economics (Macro, Micro and Behavioural)
- Political Economy and Public Economics
Biography
BA (McMaster University)
MA (Simon Fraser University)
PhD (McMaster University)
My current research focuses mainly on explaining the factors that determine student academic outcomes. I have published work that measures the effect of school entry policy on short and long-term student achievement. Other recent work identifies the effect of school principals on student outcomes, whether school quality information shocks affect student mobility between schools, and whether longer exposure to kindergarten improves future achievement. I am also working on research that measures the effect of neighbourhood demographics on charitable donations, and the effect of taxes on smoking behaviour.