James J. Heckman

121.1k citations
497 papers · 70.3k · 45 hit papers · h-index 117

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Papers in

    • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality 65
    • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth 42
    • Economic theories and models 36
    • Early Childhood Education and Development 58
    • School Choice and Performance 44

James J. Heckman

466 papers receiving 61.4k citations

James J. Heckman's Hit Papers

Publishing and Promotion in Economics: The Tyranny of the Top Five 2020 · 228 citations
2280+5+11Years since publication2505007501000

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James J. Heckman
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  • Economics and Econometrics 29.3k
  • Statistics and Probability 8.5k
  • Safety Research 8.4k
  • Gender Studies 8.6k
  • Accounting 6.4k
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All Works

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1
Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator: Evidence from Evaluating a Job Training Programme
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19973952
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The Common Structure of Statistical Models of Truncation, Sample Selection and Limited Dependent Variables and a Simple Estimator for Such Models
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19763916
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Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator
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19982756
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Skill Formation and the Economics of Investing in Disadvantaged Children
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20062456
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The Economics and Econometrics of Active Labor Market Programs
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19992146
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A Method for Minimizing the Impact of Distributional Assumptions in Econometric Models for Duration Data
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19842054
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The Technology of Skill Formation
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20071932
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Dummy Endogenous Variables in a Simultaneous Equation System
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19781522
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Shadow Prices, Market Wages, and Labor Supply
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19741306
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Hard evidence on soft skills
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20121126
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Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation
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20101042
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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
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20131020
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Alternative methods for evaluating the impact of interventions
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1985812
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The rate of return to the HighScope Perry Preschool Program
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2009808
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Structural Equations, Treatment Effects, and Econometric Policy Evaluation1
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2005791
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Early Childhood Investments Substantially Boost Adult Health
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2014787
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The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits
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2008786
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Lab Experiments Are a Major Source of Knowledge in the Social Sciences
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2009757
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Formulating, Identifying and Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation
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2008740
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The economics, technology, and neuroscience of human capability formation
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2007738

About James J. Heckman

James J. Heckman is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Education, Sociology and Political Science, Statistics and Probability and Gender Studies, having authored 497 papers that have together received 70.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (83 papers), Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (65 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (63 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (58 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (55 papers), School Choice and Performance (44 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (42 papers) and Economic theories and models (36 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Economics and Econometrics (29.3k citations), Statistics and Probability (8.5k citations), Safety Research (8.4k citations), Gender Studies (8.6k citations) and Accounting (6.4k citations). James J. Heckman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Petra Todd, Flávio Cunha, Hidehiko Ichimura, Edward Vytlacil, Jeffrey A. Smith, Burton H. Singer, Richard A. Robb, Rodrigo Pinto, Stephen V. Cameron and Lance Lochner. Their work appears in journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Political Economy, Econometrica and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

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