James J. Heckman
James J. Heckman received the 2000 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- James J. Heckman [1]
- Full name
- James J. Heckman [2]
- Birth date
- 1944-04-19 [2]
- Birthplace
- Chicago, IL, USA [2]
- Education
- Princeton University; Colorado College [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; university teacher; statistician [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2000 [2]
- Research recognized
- for his development of theory and methods for analyzing selective samples [2]
- Prize share
- 1/2 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- University of Chicago [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Columbia University; Yale University; University of Southern California; University College London; University of Chicago [3]
Research, education and career background
James Joseph Heckman (born April 19, 1944) is an American economist and Nobel laureate who serves as the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, where he is also a professor at the college, a professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, Director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development (CEHD), and co-director of Human Capital and Economic Opportunity (HCEO) Global Working Group. He is also a professor of law at the Law School, a senior research fellow at the American Bar Foundation, and a research associate at the NBER. He received the John Bates Clark Medal in 1983, and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2000, which he shared with Daniel McFadden. He is known principally for his pioneering work in econometrics and microeconomics. [4]
Heckman is noted for his contributions to selection bias and self-selection in quantitative analysis in the social sciences, especially the Heckman correction, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Economics. He is also well known for his empirical research in labor economics and his scholarship on the efficacy of early childhood education programs. As of June 2024, according to RePEc, he is the third-most influential economist in the world. [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2000 and lists University of Chicago as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did James J. Heckman receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2000. [2]
Which institution was James J. Heckman affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
University of Chicago. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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