research

Publications

Jordan Berne, Katia Cordoba Garcia, Brian Jacob, Tareena Musaddiq, Samuel Owusu, Anna Shapiro, and Christina Weiland. Transitional Kindergarten: The New Kid on the Early Learning Block. Educational Researcher, revise and resubmit. [Policy Brief]

Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Tareena Musaddiq, Joshua Goodman, and Kevin Stange. The Stickiness of Pandemic-Driven Disenrollment from Public Schools. Economics of Education Review, revise and resubmit. [Policy Brief]

Will Davis, Dan Kriesman, and Tareena Musaddiq. The Effect of Free School Meals on BMI and Student Attendance. Education Finance and Policy, forthcoming. [Media coverage: NPR, Chalkbeat]

Tareena Musaddiq, Alexa Prettyman, and Jonathan Smith. Using Existing School Messaging Platforms to Inform Parents About Their Child’s Attendance. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023. [Policy Brief] [Research Alert] [Media coverage: AJC, Education Week]

Puneet Arora and Tareena Musaddiq. Can Rank-Based Non-Monetary Rewards Improve Student Attendance? Experimental Evidence from India. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, vol 107, 2023.

Christina Weiland, Lindsay Page, Tareena Musaddiq, Eleanor Martin, and Sarah Homitsky. The Efficacy of Text-Based Mentoring for Postpartum Mothers: A Pilot Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal, vol 27, 2023.

Tareena Musaddiq. Can Community Midwives Change Maternal Health Practices? Evidence from Pakistan. Health Economics, vol. 32, no. 3, 2023.

Tareena Musaddiq and Farah Said. Educate the Girls: Long-Run Effects of a Secondary School Program for Girls in Pakistan. World Development, vol. 161, 2023.

Tareena Musaddiq, Kevin Stange, Andrew Bacher-Hicks, and Joshua Goodman. The Pandemic’s Effect on Demand for Public Schools, Homeschooling, and Private Schools. Journal of Public Economics, vol. 212, 2022. [Policy Brief] [Media coverage: NPR’s Marketplace, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, PBS]

Puneet Arora, Ishtiaque Fazlul, Tareena Musaddiq, and Abhinav Vats. Can a Recognition Nudge for Teachers and Principals Improve Student Performance? Evidence from a Field Experiment in India. Applied Economic Letters, 2022.

Grace Eau, Derek Hoodin, and Tareena Musaddiq. Testing the Effects of Adaptive Learning Courseware on Student Performance: An Experimental Approach. Southern Economic Journal, vol. 88, no. 3, 2022.

Briefs

Tareena Musaddiq and Adam Dunn. Using an Automated Writing Feedback Tool: Insights on Ecree for Students and Families. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica, July 2023.

Tareena Musaddiq and Adam Dunn. Teaching and Learning Writing: Insights for School and District Leaders. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica, July 2023.