Heckman, James J.

Heterogeneity, Aggregation, and Market Wage Functions: An Empirical Model of Self-Selection in the Labor Market

Heckman, J. J., & Sedlacek, G. (1985) · Journal of Political Economy

Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityNames, Identity, and Discrimination Research

Cited by 610

The American High School Graduation Rate: Trends and Levels

Heckman, J., & LaFontaine, P. (2007) · The Review of Economics and Statistics

Higher Education Research StudiesSchool Choice and Performance

Cited by 583

The Education-Health Gradient

Conti, G., Heckman, J., & Urzua, S. (2010) · American Economic Review

Intergenerational and Educational Inequality StudiesHealth disparities and outcomes

Cited by 570

The American High School Graduation Rate: Trends and Levels

Heckman, J. J., & LaFontaine, P. A. (2010) · Review of Economics and Statistics

Higher Education Research StudiesSchool Choice and Performance

Cited by 568

Personality Psychology and Economics

Almlund, M., Duckworth, A. L., Heckman, J., & Kautz, T. (2011) · National Bureau of Economic Research

Personality Traits and PsychologyDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Cited by 540

The Relationship Between Wages and Income and the Timing and Spacing of Births: Evidence from Swedish Longitudinal Data

Heckman, J. J., & Walker, J. R. (1990) · Econometrica

Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsFamily Dynamics and Relationships

Cited by 423

Understanding the Mechanisms through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes

Heckman, J., Pinto, R., & Savelyev, P. (2012) · National Bureau of Economic Research

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSchool Choice and Performance

Cited by 415

Identification and estimation of hedonic models

Ekeland, I., Heckman, J. J., & Nesheim, L. (2004) · Journal of Political Economy

Housing Market and EconomicsEconomic theories and models

Cited by 380

The effect of schooling and ability on achievement test scores

Hansen, K. T., Heckman, J. J., & Mullen, K. J. (2004) · Journal of Econometrics

School Choice and PerformanceIntergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

Cited by 366

Fostering and Measuring Skills: Interventions That Improve Character and Cognition

Heckman, J., & Kautz, T. (2013) · National Bureau of Economic Research

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation

Cited by 311

Analyzing social experiments as implemented: A reexamination of the evidence from the HighScope Perry Preschool Program

Heckman, J. J., Moon, S. H., Pinto, R. R., Savelyev, P. A., & Yavitz, A. (2010) · Quantitative Economics

Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesEvaluation and Performance Assessment

Cited by 304

General Equilibrium Treatment Effects: A Study of Tuition Policy

Heckman, J., Lochner, L., & Taber, C. (1998) · National Bureau of Economic Research

Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesSchool Choice and Performance

Cited by 289

What grades and achievement tests measure

Borghans, L., Golsteyn, B. H. H., Heckman, J. J., & Humphries, J. E. (2016) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Cognitive Abilities and TestingEducational Outcomes and Influences

Cited by 288

The Evidence on Credit Constraints in Post-Secondary Schooling

Carneiro, P., & Heckman, J. (2002) · National Bureau of Economic Research

Intergenerational and Educational Inequality StudiesHigher Education Research Studies

Cited by 276

The Effects of Two Influential Early Childhood Interventions on Health and Healthy Behaviour

Conti, G., Heckman, J. J., & Pinto, R. (2016) · The Economic Journal

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentHealth disparities and outcomes

Cited by 213

Transcriptional modulation of the developing immune system by early life social adversity

Cole, S. W., Conti, G., Arevalo, J. M. G., Ruggiero, A. M., Heckman, J. J., & Suomi, S. J. (2012) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Stress Responses and CortisolTryptophan and brain disorders

Cited by 207

“Understanding Black-White Wage Differentials, 1960–1990”

Heckman, J. J., Lyons, T. M., & Todd, P. E. (2000) · American Economic Review

Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityNames, Identity, and Discrimination Research

Cited by 113

Early Childhood Education

Elango, S., Garcia, J. L., Heckman, J. J., & Hojman, A. (2015) · SSRN Electronic Journal

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSchool Choice and Performance

Cited by 96

Role of Income and Family Influence on Child Outcomes

Heckman, J. J. (2008) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentIncome, Poverty, and Inequality

Cited by 90

Randomization as an Instrumental Variable

Heckman, J. J. (1996) · The Review of Economics and Statistics

Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesEvaluation and Performance Assessment

Cited by 87

The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life

Heckman, J. J., Humphries, J. E., & Kautz, T. (2013) · University of Chicago Press

School Choice and PerformanceEducational Outcomes and Influences

Cited by 73

Social Policy: Targeting programmes effectively

Heckman, J. J., & García, J. L. (2017) · Nature Human Behaviour

Health disparities and outcomesIntergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

Cited by 24