Jessica Lasky-Fink
Biographic Data
| ID | 1836601 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Lasky-Fink |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Lasky-Fink |
| SIGNATURE | LASKY-FINK J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University Press |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9512-6842 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net
Many low-income households in the United States miss out on social safety net benefits because of the information, compliance, and psychological costs associated with take-up of government assistance. Yet, the empirical evidence on the impact of learning and psychological costs on take-up, and how to reduce them, is mixed. Leaning on an administrative burden framework, this article measures the role of reducing learning costs and stigma on demand…
The formality effect
Using Behavioral Insights to Improve School Administrative Communications
Many states mandate districts or schools notify parents when students have missed multiple unexcused days of school. We report a randomized experiment ( N = 131,312) evaluating the impact of sending parents truancy notifications modified to target behavioral barriers that can hinder effective parental engagement. Modified truancy notifications that used simplified language, emphasized parental efficacy, and highlighted the negative incremental ef…
Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net
Many low-income households in the United States miss out on social safety net benefits because of the information, compliance, and psychological costs associated with take-up of government assistance. Yet, the empirical evidence on the impact of learning and psychological costs on take-up, and how to reduce them, is mixed. Leaning on an administrative burden framework, this article measures the role of reducing learning costs and stigma on demand…
Using Behavioral Insights to Improve School Administrative Communications
Many states mandate districts or schools notify parents when students have missed multiple unexcused days of school. We report a randomized experiment ( N = 131,312) evaluating the impact of sending parents truancy notifications modified to target behavioral barriers that can hinder effective parental engagement. Modified truancy notifications that used simplified language, emphasized parental efficacy, and highlighted the negative incremental ef…
Using Behavioral Insights to Improve School Administrative Communications
Many states mandate districts or schools notify parents when students have missed multiple unexcused days of school. We report a randomized experiment ( N = 131,312) evaluating the impact of sending parents truancy notifications modified to target behavioral barriers that can hinder effective parental engagement. Modified truancy notifications that used simplified language, emphasized parental efficacy, and highlighted the negative incremental ef…
The formality effect
Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net
Many low-income households in the United States miss out on social safety net benefits because of the information, compliance, and psychological costs associated with take-up of government assistance. Yet, the empirical evidence on the impact of learning and psychological costs on take-up, and how to reduce them, is mixed. Leaning on an administrative burden framework, this article measures the role of reducing learning costs and stigma on demand…
Psychology (3 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Business (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Computer security (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (1 work) · Digital Marketing and Social Media (1 work)