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James J. Heckman is the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, affiliated with the Department of Economics, the Harris School of Public Policy, and the Law School. Since 1991, he has been a research fellow at the American Bar Foundation. He founded the Center for the Economics of Human Development in 2014 and serves as its director. He is currently co-editor of the Journal of Political Economy.
Education:
- B.A. in Mathematics (1965), Colorado College
- M.A. (1968) and Ph.D. (1971) in Economics, Princeton University
- Certificate in Demography (under Ansley Coale), Princeton University
Heckman's research focuses on the microeconometrics of diversity and heterogeneity, addressing inequality, social mobility, and skill formation across the life cycle. His interdisciplinary work bridges economics, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, and neuroscience, with applications to early childhood interventions, policy evaluation, and health inequality. He has developed new statistical tools to analyze causal relationships in policy outcomes.
Scientific Awards:
- Nobel Prize in Economics (2000)
- John Bates Clark Medal (1983)
- Jacob Mincer Award for Lifetime Achievement (2005)
- Dennis Aigner Award for Applied Econometrics (2005, 2007)
- Ulysses Medal (2006) from University College Dublin
- Theodore W. Schultz Award (2007)
- Gold Medal of the President of the Italian Republic (2008)
- Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy for Children Award (2009)
- Frisch Medal (2014) from the Econometric Society
- NIH MERIT Award
Heckman has published over 300 articles and 9 books, including The Myth of Achievement Tests (2014). His work on the HighScope Perry Preschool Program demonstrates long-term benefits of early childhood interventions. He directs the HCEO and collaborates across disciplines to address social and economic problems through empirical and theoretical research.
