James Heckman

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Nobel laureate in Economics economist human

James Heckman is a Nobel Prize–winning American economist renowned for his work on econometrics and the economics of human development, particularly the importance of early childhood education and skill formation.

Aliases (2)

James Heckman (honorary doctorate, not student) ×1
James J. Heckman ×1

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instanceOf	Nobel laureate in Economics → economist → human →
academicDegree	PhD in economics →
awardReceived	Dan David Prize → Frisch Medal → John Bates Clark Medal → Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences →
citizenship	American →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Colorado College → Princeton University →
employer	University of Chicago → University of Chicago Department of Economics → University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy →
familyName	Heckman →
fieldOfWork	econometrics → economics → economics of human development → education economics → labor economics →
givenName	James →
hasAcademicAdvisor	Albert Rees →
influenced	policy on early childhood education →
influencedBy	Gary Becker → Jacob Mincer →
knownFor	Heckman correction → dynamic treatment effect models → research on early childhood education → research on skill formation → selection bias models in econometrics →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → Econometric Society → National Academy of Sciences →
name	James Heckman →
notableIdea	Heckman selection model → complementarity of skills over the life cycle → importance of early childhood interventions →
positionHeld	Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics → Professor at the University of Chicago →
publication	“Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?” → “Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error” → “The Technology of Skill Formation” →
researchInterest	human capital → inequality → program evaluation →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Chicago →

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Chicago School economics →	associatedWithPerson
Uppsala University ("James Heckman (honorary doctorate, not student)") →	hasNotableAlumnus
James Heckman →	name
Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics ("James J. Heckman") →	notableRecipient