Research

Journal articles

Ross Hickey, A. Abigail Payne, Justin Smith (2024). Policy Forum: Understanding the Efficacy of Tax Credits for Charitable Donations in Canada. Canadian Tax Journal, 72 (2).
Ross Hickey, Brad Minaker, A. Abigail Payne, Joanne Roberts, Justin Smith (2023). The effect of tax price on donations: evidence from Canada. National Tax Journal, 76 (2).
Ross Hickey, Justin Smith (2023). Policy Forum: Bunching in the Political Contribution Tax Credit Schedule—Theory, Evidence, and Policy. Canadian Tax Journal, 71 (4).
A. Abigail Payne, Justin Smith (2020). Big Fish, Small Pond: The Effect of Rank at Entry on Postsecondary Outcomes. Southern Economic Journal, 86(4)
Elizabeth Dhuey, Justin Smith (2018). How School Principals Influence Student Learning. Empirical Economics, 54.
James Andreoni, A. Abigail Payne, Justin Smith, David Karp (2016). Diversity and donations: The Effect of Religious and Ethnic Diversity on Charitable Giving. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 128
A. Abigail Payne, Justin Smith (2015). Does Income Inequality Increase Charitable Giving. Canadian Journal of Economics, 48 (2).
Elizabeth Dhuey, Justin Smith (2014). How Important are School Principals in the Production of Student Achievement?. Canadian Journal of Economics, 47 (2).
Philip DeCicca, Justin Smith (2013). The long-run impacts of early childhood education: Evidence from a failed policy experiment?. Economics of Education Review, 36.
Jane Friesen, Mohsen Javdani, Justin Smith, Simon Woodcock (2012). How do school ‘report cards’ affect school choice decisions?. Canadian Journal of Economics, 45 (2).
Justin Smith (2010). How Valuable is the Gift of Time? The Factors that Drive the Birth Date Effect in Education. Education Finance and Policy, 5 (3)
Justin Smith (2009). Can Regression Discontinuity Help Answer an Age-Old Question in Education? The Effect of Age on Elementary and Secondary School Achievement. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 9 (1).

Working papers and Works in Progress

Ross Hickey, A. Abigail Payne, Justin Smith (2024). Tax Reported Charitable Giving in Canada 1987-2018.
Elizabeth Dhuey, A. Abigail Payne, Justin Smith (2024). The Long Term Effects of Rank in Elementary School.