Blundell, Richard;
Cunha, Flávio;
(2023)
James J. Heckman (1944–).
In: Cord, Robert A., (ed.)
Palgrave Companion to Chicago Economics.
(pp. 939-978).
Palgrave Macmillan: Cham, Switzerland.
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Abstract
This chapter covers James Heckman’s contributions to economics. It is divided into two main parts. The first part, running from Section 1 to Section 6 inclusive, summarises his research on labour supply, selection and discrete choice, labour market dynamics, and programme evaluation. The second part, running from Section 7 to Section 11 inclusive, discusses Heckman’s approach to structural econometrics, human capital formation, and life-cycle skill formation.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | James J. Heckman (1944–) |
| ISBN-13: | 9783031014918 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-031-01775-9_37 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-01775-9_37 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Microeconometrics, Selection models, Matching methods, Labour supply, Human capital, Income inequality, Returns to education, Labour market dynamics, Duration models, Unobserved heterogeneity, Programme evaluation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Economics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10214549 |
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