Ben Castleman

Ben Castleman

University of Virginia

H-index: 29

North America-United States

About Ben Castleman

Ben Castleman, With an exceptional h-index of 29 and a recent h-index of 25 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Virginia, specializes in the field of Behavioral Economics, Data Science, Education, Workforce Development, Veterans.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Can information and advising affect postsecondary participation and attainment for military personnel? Evidence from a large‐scale experiment with the US Army

Crossing the Finish Line but Losing the Race? Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Labor Market Trajectories of Community College Graduates

Are algorithms biased in education? Exploring racial bias in predicting community college student success

Human versus Machine: Do College Advisors Outperform a Machine-Learning Algorithm in Predicting Student Enrollment? EdWorkingPaper No. 23-699.

Do Financial Incentives Support Educational Programs to Scale? Experimental Evidence from a National College Advising Initiative

A" Sludge Audit" for Health System Colorectal Cancer Screening Services.

Financial aid nudges: A national experiment with informational interventions

Noncredit workforce training programs are very popular. We know next to nothing about them.

Ben Castleman Information

University

Position

Newton and Rita Meyers Associate Professor in the Economics of Education

Citations(all)

4682

Citations(since 2020)

3249

Cited By

2803

hIndex(all)

29

hIndex(since 2020)

25

i10Index(all)

53

i10Index(since 2020)

46

Email

University Profile Page

University of Virginia

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Ben Castleman Skills & Research Interests

Behavioral Economics

Data Science

Education

Workforce Development

Veterans

Top articles of Ben Castleman

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Can information and advising affect postsecondary participation and attainment for military personnel? Evidence from a large‐scale experiment with the US Army

Andrew C Barr

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

William L Skimmyhorn

2022/11/21

Crossing the Finish Line but Losing the Race? Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Labor Market Trajectories of Community College Graduates

Education Finance and Policy

Brian Heseung Kim

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

2024/4/2

Are algorithms biased in education? Exploring racial bias in predicting community college student success

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

Yifeng Song

2024/1/31

Human versus Machine: Do College Advisors Outperform a Machine-Learning Algorithm in Predicting Student Enrollment? EdWorkingPaper No. 23-699.

Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University

Suchitra Akmanchi

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

2023/1

Do Financial Incentives Support Educational Programs to Scale? Experimental Evidence from a National College Advising Initiative

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

2023/10

A" Sludge Audit" for Health System Colorectal Cancer Screening Services.

American Journal of Managed Care

Michelle S Rockwell

Mary C Frazier

Jeffrey S Stein

Kimberly A Dulaney

Sarah H Parker

...

2023/7/1

Financial aid nudges: A national experiment with informational interventions

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Lindsay C Page

Bruce I Sacerdote

Sara Goldrick-Rab

Benjamin L Castleman

2023/6

Noncredit workforce training programs are very popular. We know next to nothing about them.

Di Xu

Ben Castleman

Kelli Bird

Sabrina Solanki

Michael Cooper

2023/5/23

Why arent more adults finishing community college?

Kelli Bird

Ben Castleman

Brett Fischer

Benjamin T Skinner

2022/1/24

Is Big Data Better? LMS Data and Predictive Analytic Performance in Postsecondary Education

EdWorking Paper

Kelli A Bird

BL Castleman

Yifeng Song

Renzhe Yu

2022

Finishing the last lap: Experimental evidence on strategies to increase attainment for students near college completion

Grantee Submission

Eric P Bettinger

Benjamin L Castleman

Alice Choe

Zachary Mabel

2021/11

Unfinished business? Academic and labor market profile of adults with substantial college credits but no degree

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

Brett Fischer

Benjamin T Skinner

2022/9

Stacking the deck for employment success: Labor market returns to stackable credentials

Journal of Human Resources

Katharine E Meyer

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

2022/6/10

Negative impacts from the shift to online learning during the COVID-19 crisis: Evidence from a statewide community college system

AERA Open

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

Gabrielle Lohner

2022/4

Why aren't text message interventions designed to boost college success working at scale

Behavioral Scientist

BL Castleman

2021/5/3

The effect of reduced student loan borrowing on academic performance and default: Evidence from a loan counseling experiment

Journal of Public Economics

Andrew Barr

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

2021/10/1

Nudging at scale: Experimental evidence from FAFSA completion campaigns

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

Jeffrey T Denning

Joshua Goodman

Cait Lamberton

...

2021/3/1

Digital messaging to improve college enrollment and success

Economics of Education Review

Christopher Avery

Benjamin L Castleman

Michael Hurwitz

Bridget Terry Long

Lindsay C Page

2021/10/1

Stackable credentials can open doors to new career opportunities

Katharine Meyer

Ben Castleman

2021/2/2

Big Data on Campus: Putting predictive analytics to the test.

Education Next

Kelli A Bird

Benjamin L Castleman

Zachary Mabel

Yifeng Song

2021/9/22

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Co-Authors

H-index: 43
Bridget Terry Long

Bridget Terry Long

Harvard University

H-index: 42
Eric Bettinger

Eric Bettinger

Stanford University

H-index: 40
Bruce Sacerdote

Bruce Sacerdote

Dartmouth College

H-index: 34
Cait Lamberton

Cait Lamberton

University of Pennsylvania

H-index: 34
Lindsay C Page

Lindsay C Page

University of Pittsburgh

H-index: 26
Joshua Goodman

Joshua Goodman

Boston University

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