James Heckman: American economist
James Joseph Heckman (born April 19, 1944) is an American economist.
He won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2000. He works at the University of Chicago. He is Co-Director of Human Capital and Economic Opportunity (HCEO) Global Working Group.
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| Born | James Joseph Heckman April 19, 1944 |
| Institution | University of Chicago University of Southern California University of Chicago Law School Columbia University |
| Field | Microeconomics |
| School or tradition | Chicago School of Economics |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (Ph.D.) Colorado College (B.A.) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harry H. Kelejian Stanley Warren Black |
| Doctoral students | Carolyn Heinrich George Borjas Stephen Cameron Mark Rosenzweig Russ Roberts |
| Influences | Albert Rees Gary Becker Jacob Mincer |
| Contributions | Heckman correction |
| Awards | John Bates Clark Medal (1983) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (2000) Frisch Medal (2014) |
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