James J. Heckman

852 total papers · 119.9k total citations
428 papers, 58.4k citations indexed

About

James J. Heckman is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, James J. Heckman has authored 428 papers receiving a total of 58.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 106 papers in Education and 93 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in James J. Heckman's work include Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (72 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (58 papers) and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (54 papers). James J. Heckman is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (72 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (58 papers) and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (54 papers). James J. Heckman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. James J. Heckman's co-authors include Petra Todd, Flávio Cunha, Hidehiko Ichimura, Edward Vytlacil, Burton H. Singer, Stephen V. Cameron, Rodrigo Pinto, Jeffrey A. Smith, Sergio Urzúa and Tim Kautz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

James J. Heckman

404 papers receiving 51.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator: Evidence from Evaluating a Job Training Programme
    1997 3.8k citations James J. Heckman, Hidehiko Ichimura et al. The Review of Economic Studies profile →
  2. The Common Structure of Statistical Models of Truncation, Sample Selection and Limited Dependent Variables and a Simple Estimator for Such Models
    1976 3.7k citations James J. Heckman RePEc: Research Papers in Economics profile →
  3. Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator
    1998 2.6k citations James J. Heckman, Hidehiko Ichimura et al. The Review of Economic Studies profile →
  4. Skill Formation and the Economics of Investing in Disadvantaged Children
    2006 2.2k citations James J. Heckman Science profile →
  5. A Method for Minimizing the Impact of Distributional Assumptions in Econometric Models for Duration Data
    1984 1.9k citations James J. Heckman, Burton H. Singer Econometrica profile →
  6. The Technology of Skill Formation
    2007 1.8k citations Flávio Cunha, James J. Heckman American Economic Review profile →
  7. Dummy Endogenous Variables in a Simultaneous Equation System
    1978 1.4k citations James J. Heckman Econometrica profile →
  8. Shadow Prices, Market Wages, and Labor Supply
    1974 1.2k citations James J. Heckman Econometrica profile →
  9. Hard evidence on soft skills
    2012 983 citations James J. Heckman, Tim Kautz Labour Economics profile →
  10. Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation
    2010 968 citations Flávio Cunha, James J. Heckman et al. Econometrica profile →
  11. Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
    2013 916 citations James J. Heckman, Rodrigo Pinto et al. American Economic Review profile →
  12. The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits
    2008 742 citations Lex Borghans, Angela Duckworth et al. The Journal of Human Resources profile →
  13. Early Childhood Investments Substantially Boost Adult Health
    2014 729 citations Gabriella Conti, James J. Heckman et al. Science profile →
  14. The rate of return to the HighScope Perry Preschool Program
    2009 720 citations James J. Heckman, Seong Hyeok Moon et al. Journal of Public Economics profile →
  15. Structural Equations, Treatment Effects, and Econometric Policy Evaluation1
    2005 713 citations James J. Heckman, Edward Vytlacil Econometrica profile →
  16. Lab Experiments Are a Major Source of Knowledge in the Social Sciences
    2009 693 citations Armin Falk, James J. Heckman Science profile →
  17. Alternative methods for evaluating the impact of interventions
    1985 679 citations James J. Heckman, Richard A. Robb Journal of Econometrics profile →
  18. Formulating, Identifying and Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation
    2008 672 citations Flávio Cunha, James J. Heckman The Journal of Human Resources profile →
  19. Life Cycle Schooling and Dynamic Selection Bias: Models and Evidence for Five Cohorts of American Males
    1998 668 citations Stephen V. Cameron, James J. Heckman Journal of Political Economy profile →
  20. The economics, technology, and neuroscience of human capability formation
    2007 647 citations James J. Heckman Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  21. SCHOOLS, SKILLS, AND SYNAPSES
    2008 600 citations James J. Heckman Economic Inquiry profile →
  22. The Dynamics of Educational Attainment for Black, Hispanic, and White Males
    2001 589 citations Stephen V. Cameron, James J. Heckman Journal of Political Economy profile →
  23. Assessing the Case for Social Experiments
    1995 585 citations James J. Heckman, Jeffrey A. Smith The Journal of Economic Perspectives profile →
  24. Detecting Discrimination
    1998 581 citations James J. Heckman The Journal of Economic Perspectives profile →
  25. Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity
    2006 579 citations James J. Heckman, Sergio Urzúa et al. The Review of Economics and Statistics profile →
  26. Does Unemployment Cause Future Unemployment? Definitions, Questions and Answers from a Continuous Time Model of Heterogeneity and State Dependence
    1980 565 citations James J. Heckman et al. Economica profile →
  27. Using Matching, Instrumental Variables, and Control Functions to Estimate Economic Choice Models
    2004 557 citations James J. Heckman, Salvador Navarro The Review of Economics and Statistics profile →
  28. Instrumental Variables: A Study of Implicit Behavioral Assumptions Used in Making Program Evaluations
    1997 530 citations James J. Heckman The Journal of Human Resources profile →
  29. Making The Most Out Of Programme Evaluations and Social Experiments: Accounting For Heterogeneity in Programme Impacts
    1997 523 citations James J. Heckman, Jeffrey A. Smith et al. The Review of Economic Studies profile →
  30. Formulating, Identifying and Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation
    2008 506 citations Flávio Cunha, James J. Heckman The Journal of Human Resources profile →
  31. The Economics of Human Development and Social Mobility
    2014 496 citations James J. Heckman, Stefano Mosso Annual Review of Economics profile →
  32. Labor market returns to an early childhood stimulation intervention in Jamaica
    2014 449 citations Paul Gertler, James J. Heckman et al. Science profile →
  33. Investing in early human development: Timing and economic efficiency
    2009 398 citations Orla Doyle, Colm Harmon et al. Economics & Human Biology profile →
  34. The Economics of Inequality The Value of Early Childhood Education
    2011 366 citations James J. Heckman The American Educator profile →
  35. Estimating Marginal Returns to Education
    2011 332 citations Pedro Carneiro, James J. Heckman et al. American Economic Review profile →
  36. Publishing and Promotion in Economics: The Tyranny of the Top Five
    2020 202 citations James J. Heckman, Sidharth Moktan Journal of Economic Literature profile →
  37. Returns to Education: The Causal Effects of Education on Earnings, Health, and Smoking
    2018 179 citations James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries et al. Journal of Political Economy profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
James J. Heckman 24.0k 15.2k 12.2k 7.4k 7.1k 428 58.4k
Joshua D. Angrist 13.8k 0.6× 9.2k 0.6× 6.5k 0.5× 3.9k 0.5× 3.4k 0.5× 165 36.2k
Greg J. Duncan 4.3k 0.2× 13.1k 0.9× 15.7k 1.3× 2.9k 0.4× 4.4k 0.6× 366 38.1k
David A. Kenny 7.7k 0.3× 42.5k 2.8× 10.2k 0.8× 4.9k 0.7× 6.7k 0.9× 232 155.9k
Guido W. Imbens 14.5k 0.6× 6.1k 0.4× 3.4k 0.3× 3.2k 0.4× 2.6k 0.4× 164 35.9k
Jeffrey M. Wooldridge 26.7k 1.1× 8.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.2× 2.7k 0.4× 2.8k 0.4× 127 54.9k
Kenneth A. Bollen 4.0k 0.2× 18.4k 1.2× 7.4k 0.6× 2.5k 0.3× 2.6k 0.4× 182 74.4k
Paul R. Rosenbaum 12.7k 0.5× 5.7k 0.4× 2.9k 0.2× 2.7k 0.4× 1.7k 0.2× 95 43.2k
Alan B. Krueger 13.6k 0.6× 9.0k 0.6× 4.5k 0.4× 1.8k 0.2× 2.2k 0.3× 203 30.7k
Gary S. Becker 36.1k 1.5× 31.3k 2.1× 6.2k 0.5× 7.9k 1.1× 17.6k 2.5× 175 81.6k
Reuben M. Baron 6.9k 0.3× 32.1k 2.1× 7.7k 0.6× 3.9k 0.5× 5.2k 0.7× 67 121.4k

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