James Heckman(1944)
EconomicsJames Heckman is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (2000) from United States. They have received 3 major awards in total. Their primary field is Economics. They were educated at Colorado College and Princeton University. They have been affiliated with Columbia University.
United StatesUniversity College Dublin
3
Major Awards
852
Publications
120,186
Citations
156
h-index
476
i10-index
141.1
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Evaluation of the Reggio Approach to Early Education.
Research in economics = Ricerche economiche(2017)
26
citations
#2
0
citations
#3
The Economics of Human Development and Social Mobility.
Annual Review of Economics(2014)
920
citations
#6
Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation.
Econometrica(2010)
2,343
citations
#8
Economic, neurobiological, and behavioral perspectives on building America’s future workforce
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2006)
1,189
citations
#9
The Effect of Schooling and Ability on Achievement Test Scores
Social Science Research Network(2003)
406
citations
#10
The Schooling Quality-Earnings Relationship: Using Economic Theory to Interpret Functional Forms Consistent with the Evidence
National Bureau of Economic Research(1995)
28
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksEvaluation of the Reggio Approach to Early Education.
Research in economics = Ricerche economiche2017
26citations
Open AccessThe Economics of Human Development and Social Mobility.
Annual Review of Economics2014
920citations
Open AccessHard evidence on soft skills.
Labour Economics2012
1,723citations
Open AccessThe Ged
Social Science Research Network2010
97citations
Open Access2,343citations
Open AccessEconomic, neurobiological, and behavioral perspectives on building America’s future workforce
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2006
1,189citations
Open AccessThe Effect of Schooling and Ability on Achievement Test Scores
Social Science Research Network2003
406citations
Open AccessThe Schooling Quality-Earnings Relationship: Using Economic Theory to Interpret Functional Forms Consistent with the Evidence
National Bureau of Economic Research1995
28citations
Open AccessExternal Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Education
Colorado College(Bachelor of Arts)
Princeton University(Doctor of Philosophy)
Doctoral Advisors
Stephen V. CameronCarolyn J. HeinrichFlavio CunhaPetra Elisabeth ToddBo HonoréChristina GathmannJames R. WalkerLance LochnerPedro CarneiroJeffrey Andrew SmithChristopher FlinnSergio UrzuaSalvador NavarroLawrence W. KennyJoseph P. KaboskiChristopher R. TaberThomas E. MaCurdyPietro BiroliFwu-Ranq ChangPeter A. SavelyevMaurizio MazzoccoSiu Fai LeungJames N. BrownRobert A. MillerRandy OlsenPriyanka I. PandeyAmanda Y. AganAndrea H. BellerRichard RobbNeil HohmannRichard ButlerAlbert ReesStanley W. Black
Career Timeline
Columbia University?–present
University of Southern California?–present
Yale University?–present
University of Chicago?–present
University College London?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Lessons for Americans from Denmark about inequality and social mobility
Labour Economics202246 citations
Early childhood education and life‐cycle health
Health Economics202017 citations
Internal adjustment costs of firm-specific factors and the neoclassical theory of the firm
Empirical Economics20232 citations
Causal Inference of Social Experiments Using Orthogonal Designs
Journal of Quantitative Economics20222 citations
Internal adjustment costs of firm-specific factors and the neoclassical theory of the firm
Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics20230 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Daron Acemoglu
Nobel Prize in Economics (2024)
Robert Solow
Kiel Excellence Award (2011)
Joseph Stiglitz
Kiel Excellence Award (2010)
David Card
Nobel Prize in Economics (2021)
Esther Duflo
Nobel Prize in Economics (2019)
Elinor Ostrom
Nobel Prize in Economics (2009)
Paul Krugman
Nobel Prize in Economics (2008)
Daniel Kahneman
Nobel Prize in Economics (2002)
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