Justine Hastings

Justine Hastings is an American economist, academic, and policy advisor, who serves as Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs at Brown University, and as a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research.[1] Her research focuses on combining economics and big data to solve social problems, spanning topics across education policy, retirement policy, household finance, marketing, competition, antitrust, and environmental regulation.[2][3]

Hastings also served on the Academic Research Council for the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),[4] and on the Council of Economic Advisors to the Governor of Rhode Island. She has served as a managing editor for the International Journal of Industrial Organization, and as co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics. She has also advised state and federal agencies in matters related to antitrust, energy and environmental regulation.[5]

She started in Dec 2020 at Amazon as its VP and is in charge of PXTCS (People Experience and Technology Central Science) team. It's reported in Dec 2022 that she has been investigated by the company for creating a toxic work environment. An Amazon spokesperson said the allegations against Hastings were “inaccurate, contradictory" and do not "reflect the reality of the situation."[6]

Education

Hastings holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

Bibliography
  • "Justine S. Hastings". EconPapers.
  • Justine Hastings publications indexed by Google Scholar
  • Justine S. Hastings; Jeffrey Weinstein (2007). Information, School Choice, and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Two Experiments. National Bureau of Economic Research. OCLC 185060044.

References
  1. "CV: Justine S. Hastings" (PDF).
  2. "Justine Hastings: Bio".
  3. "Justine Hastings Research Profile".
  4. Annual Report of the Academic Research Council, Oct. 2015 - September 2016
  5. "Justine Hastings".
  6. Kim, Eugene. "A key executive involved in Amazon's 'earth's best employer' initiative was investigated by the company after allegations that she created a hostile work environment". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
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