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James J. Heckman is the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, where he has served since 1973. Heckman directs the Economics Research Center in the Department of Economics and the Center for Social Program Evaluation at the Harris School for Public Policy, and Professor of Law at the University of Chicago School of Law. In addition, he is Professor of Science and Society in University College Dublin and a Senior Research Fellow at the American Bar Foundation.
His work has been devoted to the development of a scientific basis for economic policy evaluation. He has developed a body of new econometric tools that address these issues. His recent research focuses on inequality, human development and lifecycle skill formation, with a special emphasis on the economics of early childhood. He is currently analyzing new social experiments on early childhood interventions and reanalyzing old experiments. He is studying the emergence of the underclass in the U.S. and Western Europe.
Heckman has published over 280 articles and several books. Heckman has received numerous awards for his work, including the John Bates Clark Medal in 1983, the Jacob Mincer Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2005, the 2005 and 2007 Dennis Aigner Award for Applied Econometrics from the Journal of Econometrics, the Ulysses Medal from the University College Dublin in 2006, the 2007 Theodore W. Schultz Award from the American Agricultural Economics Association, the Gold Medal of the President of the Italian Republic, awarded by the International Scientific Committee of the Pio Manzú Centre in 2008, and the Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy for Children Award from the Society for Research in Child Development in 2009.
He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA; a fellow of the American Philosophical Society; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; the Econometric Society; the Society of Labor Economics; the American Statistical Association; the International Statistical Institute; the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and the National Academy of Education. Heckman is the past president of the Western Economics Association and Midwest Economics Association and first vice-president and president-elect of the Econometric Society, the leading world-wide organization for the study and promotion of quantitative economics.
James J. Heckman joined IZA as a Research Fellow in September 1999.
In 2000, he was co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics for his development of theory and methods for analyzing selective samples [read more]. |
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IZA Discussion Papers:
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Gabriella Conti
James J. Heckman
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The Developmental Approach to Child and Adult Health
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| 7040 |
James J. Heckman
Rodrigo Pinto
Peter Savelyev
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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
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6930
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Gabriella Conti
James J. Heckman
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The Economics of Child Well-Being
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| 6915 |
Steven W. Cole
Gabriella Conti
Jesusa M. Arevalo
Angela M. Ruggiero
James J. Heckman
Stephen J. Suomi
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Transcriptional Modulation of the Developing Immune System by Early Life Social Adversity
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| 6580 |
James J. Heckman
Tim Kautz
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Hard Evidence on Soft Skills
(published in: Labour Economics, 2012, 19 (4), 451-464) |
| 6550 |
James J. Heckman
Junjian Yi
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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Inequality in China
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| 6495 |
Gabriella Conti
Christopher Hansman
James J. Heckman
Matthew F.X. Novak
Angela M. Ruggiero
Stephen J. Suomi
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Primate Evidence on the Late Health Effects of Early Life Adversity
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Integrating Personality Psychology into Economics
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| 5625 |
James J. Heckman
Rodrigo Pinto
Azeem M. Shaikh
Adam Yavitz
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Inference with Imperfect Randomization: The Case of the Perry Preschool Program
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| 5605 |
Lex Borghans
Bart H.H. Golsteyn
James J. Heckman
John Eric Humphries
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Identification Problems in Personality Psychology
(published in: Personality and Individual Differences, 2011, 51 (3), 315-320) |
5500
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Mathilde Almlund
Angela Lee Duckworth
James J. Heckman
Tim Kautz
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Personality Psychology and Economics
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5495
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James J. Heckman
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The American Family in Black and White: A Post-Racial Strategy for Improving Skills to Promote Equality
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| 5275 |
Pedro Carneiro
James J. Heckman
Edward Vytlacil
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Estimating Marginal Returns to Education
(published in: American Economic Review, 2011, 110 (6), 2754-2781) |
| 5205 |
James J. Heckman
Daniel Schmierer
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Tests of Hypotheses Arising in the Correlated Random Coefficient Model
(published in: Economic Modelling, 2010, 27(6), Special Issue: P.A.V.B Swamy, 1355-1367) |
| 5095 |
James J. Heckman
Seong Hyeok Moon
Rodrigo Pinto
Peter Savelyev
Adam Yavitz
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Analyzing Social Experiments as Implemented: A Reexamination of the Evidence from the HighScope Perry Preschool Program
(published in: Quantitative Economics, 2010, 1 (1), 1-46) |
| 5050 |
Flavio Cunha
James J. Heckman
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Investing in Our Young People
(forthcoming in: Arthur Reynolds, Arthur Rolnick, Michelle Englund, and Judy A. Temple, (eds.) Cost-Effective Programs in Children's First Decade: A Human Capital Integration. New York: Cambridge University Press) |
| 4975 |
James J. Heckman
John Eric Humphries
Nicholas S. Mader
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The GED
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| 4740 |
Francisco Javier Arias-Vazquez
Oliver Azuara
Pedro Bernal
James J. Heckman
Cajeme Villarreal
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Policies to Promote Growth and Economic Efficiency in Mexico
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| 4702 |
Flavio Cunha
James J. Heckman
Susanne Schennach
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Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation
(published in: Econometrica, 2010, 78(3), 883-931) |
| 4680 |
James J. Heckman
Bas Jacobs
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Policies to Create and Destroy Human Capital in Europe
(forthcoming in: Hans-Werner Sinn and Edmund Phelps (eds.), Perspectives on the Performance of the Continent's Economies, MIT Press) |
| 4540 |
Armin Falk
James J. Heckman
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Lab Experiments Are a Major Source of Knowledge in the Social Sciences
(definitive version published in: Science, 2009, 326 (5952), 535-538) |
| 4533 |
James J. Heckman
Seong Hyeok Moon
Rodrigo Pinto
Peter Savelyev
Adam Yavitz
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The Rate of Return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program
(published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94 (1-2), 114-128) |
| 4525 |
James J. Heckman
Daniel Schmierer
Sergio Urzua
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Testing the Correlated Random Coefficient Model
(published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2010, 158 (2), 177-203) |
| 4329 |
James J. Heckman
Rosa Matzkin
Lars Nesheim
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Nonparametric Identification and Estimation of Nonadditive Hedonic Models
(published in: Econometrica, 2010, 78(5), 1569-1591) |
| 4324 |
Pedro Carneiro
James J. Heckman
Edward Vytlacil
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Evaluating Marginal Policy Changes and the Average Effect of Treatment for Individuals at the Margin
(published in: Econometrica, 2010, 78 (1), 377-394) |
| 4304 |
James J. Heckman
Petra E. Todd
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A Note on Adapting Propensity Score Matching and Selection Models to Choice Based Samples
(published in: Econometric Journal, 2009, 12 (Supplement), S230-S234) |
| 4001 |
Flavio Cunha
James J. Heckman
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The Economics and Psychology of Inequality and Human Development
(published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7(2-3), 320 - 364) |
| 3985 |
Lex Borghans
Bart H.H. Golsteyn
James J. Heckman
Huub Meijers
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Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Ambiguity Aversion
(published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7(2-3), 649-658) |
3980
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James J. Heckman
Sergio Urzua
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Comparing IV with Structural Models: What Simple IV Can and Cannot Identify
(published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2010, 156 (1), 27-37) |
3636
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James J. Heckman
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The Effect of Prayer on God's Attitude Toward Mankind
(published in: Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48 (1), 234-235) |
| 3565 |
James J. Heckman
Sergio Urzua
Edward Vytlacil
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Instrumental Variables in Models with Multiple Outcomes: The General Unordered Case
(published in: Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 2008, 91-92, 9-74) |
3515
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James J. Heckman
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Schools, Skills, and Synapses
(published in: Economic Inquiry, 2008, 46 (3), 289-324) |
| 3495 |
James J. Heckman
John Eric Humphries
Paul A. LaFontaine
Pedro L. Rodríguez
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Taking the Easy Way Out: How the GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out
(published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2012, 30 (3), 495-520) |
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Econometric Causality
(published in: International Statistical Review, 2008, (76) 1, 1-27) |
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Lex Borghans
Angela Lee Duckworth
James J. Heckman
Bas ter Weel
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The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43 (4), 972-1059) |
| 3310 |
James J. Heckman
Lance Lochner
Petra E. Todd
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Earnings Functions and Rates of Return
(published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2008, 2(1), 1-31) |
3216
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James J. Heckman
Paul A. LaFontaine
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The American High School Graduation Rate: Trends and Levels
(published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92 (2), 244-262) |
| 3115 |
Flavio Cunha
James J. Heckman
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The Evolution of Inequality, Heterogeneity and Uncertainty in Labor Earnings in the U.S. Economy
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| 2940 |
Flavio Cunha
James J. Heckman
Salvador Navarro
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The Identification and Economic Content of Ordered Choice Models with Stochastic Thresholds
(published in: International Economic Review, 2007, 48(4), 1273-1309) |
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The Economics, Technology and Neuroscience of Human Capability Formation
(published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2007, 104 (33), 13250-13255) |
2725
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James J. Heckman
Dimitriy V. Masterov
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The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children
(published in: Review of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 29 (3), 446-493) |
| 2565 |
Flavio Cunha
James J. Heckman
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A New Framework for the Analysis of Inequality
(published in: Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2008, 12 (Supplement 2), 315-354) |
| 2550 |
Flavio Cunha
James J. Heckman
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The Technology of Skill Formation
(published in: American Economic Review, 2007, 97 (2), 31-47) |
| 2320 |
James J. Heckman
Sergio Urzua
Edward Vytlacil
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Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity
(published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88 (3), 389-432) |
2190
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Eric I. Knudsen
James J. Heckman
Judy L. Cameron
Jack P. Shonkoff
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Economic, Neurobiological and Behavioral Perspectives on Building America's Future Workforce
(published in: World Economics, 2006, 7 (3), 17 - 41) |
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Contributions of Zvi Griliches
(published in: Annales d'Economie et Statistique, 2005 (Special issue in tribute to Zvi Griliches),79-80, 5 - 22) |
| 1790 |
James J. Heckman
Salvador Navarro
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Dynamic Discrete Choice and Dynamic Treatment Effects
(published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2007, 136 (2), 341-396) |
| 1700 |
James J. Heckman
Lance Lochner
Petra E. Todd
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Earnings Functions, Rates of Return and Treatment Effects: The Mincer Equation and Beyond
(published in: E. Hanushek and F. Welch, eds., Handbook of the Economics of Education, North Holland: Amsterdam, 2006, 307-458) |
| 1675 |
Flavio Cunha
James J. Heckman
Lance Lochner
Dimitriy V. Masterov
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Interpreting the Evidence on Life Cycle Skill Formation
(published in: E. Hanushek; F. Welch (eds.): Handbook of the Economics of Education, North Holland: Amsterdam, 2006, 697-812) |
| 1453 |
Pedro Carneiro
James J. Heckman
Dimitriy V. Masterov
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Labor Market Discrimination and Racial Differences in Premarket Factors
(published in: Journal of Law and Economics, 2006, 48(1), 1-39) |
| 1444 |
James J. Heckman
Dimitriy V. Masterov
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Skill Policies for Scotland
(published in: D. Coyle, W. Alexander and B. Ashcroft, eds., New Wealth for Old Nations: Scotland's Economic Prospects, Princeton University Press: 2005) |
| 1437 |
Flavio Cunha
James J. Heckman
Salvador Navarro
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Separating Uncertainty from Heterogeneity in Life Cycle Earnings
(published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2005, 57 (2), 191-261) |
| 853 |
Ivar Ekeland
James J. Heckman
Lars Nesheim
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Identification and Estimation of Hedonic Models
(published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112 (S1), S60-S109) |
| 843 |
James J. Heckman
Rosa Matzkin
Lars Nesheim
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Simulation and Estimation of Hedonic Models
(published in: T. Kehoe, T.N. Srinivasan, and J. Whalley (eds.)- Frontiers in Applied General Equilibrium, Cambridge, 2005, 277 - 340) |
| 829 |
James J. Heckman
Xuesong Li
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Selection Bias, Comparative Advantage and Heterogeneous Returns to Education: Evidence from China in 2000
(published in: Pacific Economic Review, 2004, 9(3), 155-171) |
| 826 |
Karsten T. Hansen
James J. Heckman
Kathleen J. Mullen
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The Effect of Schooling and Ability on Achievement Test Scores
(published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2004, 121 (1-2), 39-98) |
| 821 |
Pedro Carneiro
James J. Heckman
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Human Capital Policy
(published in: J. Heckman and A. Krueger, Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policy?, MIT Press, 2003) |
| 798 |
James J. Heckman
Jeffrey A. Smith
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The Determinants of Participation in a Social Program: Evidence from a Prototypical Job Training Program
(published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2004, 22 (2), 243-298) |
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James J. Heckman
Lance Lochner
Petra E. Todd
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Fifty Years of Mincer Earnings Regressions
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768
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James J. Heckman
Salvador Navarro
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Using Matching, Instrumental Variables and Control Functions to Estimate Economic Choice Models
(published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86(1), 30-57) |
| 767 |
Pedro Carneiro
Karsten T. Hansen
James J. Heckman
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Estimating Distributions of Treatment Effects with an Application to the Returns to Schooling and Measurement of the Effects of Uncertainty on College Choice
(published in: International Economic Review, 2003, 44 (2), 361-422) |
| 525 |
James J. Heckman
Carolyn J. Heinrich
Jeffrey A. Smith
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The Performance of Performance Standards
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2002, 37(4), 778-811) |
| 518 |
Pedro Carneiro
James J. Heckman
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The Evidence on Credit Constraints in Post-Secondary Schooling
(published in: Economic Journal, 2002, 112 (482), 705-734) |
| 453 |
Pedro Carneiro
Karsten T. Hansen
James J. Heckman
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Removing the Veil of Ignorance in Assessing the Distributional Impacts of Social Policies
(published in: Swedish Policy Review, 2001, 8 (2), 273-301) |
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IZA Policy Papers:
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James J. Heckman
Seong Hyeok Moon
Rodrigo Pinto
Peter Savelyev
Adam Yavitz
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A New Cost-Benefit and Rate of Return Analysis for the Perry Preschool Program: A Summary
(published in: Arthur Reynolds, Arthur Rolnick, Michelle Englund, and Judy A. Temple (eds.), Childhood Programs and Practices in the First Decade of Life: A Human Capital Integration . New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010, 366 - 380) |
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