James J. Heckman
Research Professor
Joint appointment
Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Economics, University of Chicago
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University
Bio
James J. Heckman is the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at The University of Chicago, a Nobel Memorial Prize winner in Economics, and an expert in the economics of human…
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Research focus
Human development and lifecycle skill formation, with a special emphasis on the economics of early childhood. Research has provided policymakers with new insights into such areas as education, job-training programs, minimum-wage legislation, anti-discrimination law, and civil rights
Projects
- Capabilities and Self-control: Implications for Crime, Health and the Law
- Latest finding: Mar 6, 2013
- This project researches the economics and psychology of capabilities with an emphasis on self-control with a particular focus on the effects of self-control on crime and health. The research…
- The Heckman Equation
- Latest finding: Nov 30, 2012
- Research. Data. Lectures. Advocacy. The resources on The Heckman Equation promote the value of investing in early childhood development.
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- World Justice Project
- Latest finding: Apr 23, 2008
- The World Justice Project, sponsored by the American Bar Association, seeks to broaden and institutionalize the network of organizations and individuals committed to advancing the rule of law. The…
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Publications
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“Promoting Social Mobility”
- Boston Review
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“Hard Evidence on Soft Skills”
- Labour Economics
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“Taking the Easy Way Out: How the GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out”
- Journal of Labor Economics
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Presentations
- Hard Evidence on Soft Skills (Keynote Address)
- Jun 2012
- Hard Evidence on Soft Skills
- May 2012
- The Economics of the Achievement Gap: The Challenge and Price of Failure
- May 2012
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