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• Schools, skills, and synapses 

  This paper discusses (a) the role of cognitive and noncognitive ability in shaping adult outcomes, (b) the early emergence of differentials in...

  Economic Inquiry, 07/01/08 by James J. Heckman · More from publication

• The declining American high school graduation rate: evidence, sources, and consequences 

  The high school graduation rate is a barometer of the health of American society and the skill level of its future workforce. Throughout the first...

  NBER Reporter, 03/22/08 by James J. Heckman · More from publication

• Introduction 

  The papers published in this issue were presented at the 81st Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association held in San Diego, California,...

  Economic Inquiry, 01/01/08 by James J. Heckman · More from publication

• An assessment of causal inference in smoking initiation research and a framework for future research 

  Reliably identifying the causal factors underlying youth smoking initiation is an important part of developing effective smoking prevention...

  Economic Inquiry, 01/01/08 by James J. Heckman · More from publication

• Micro data, heterogeneity and the evaluation of public policy Part 2 

  7. TREATMENT EFFECTS 7. TREATMENT EFFECTS The identification and estimation of structural econometric models are challenging tasks, especially...

  American Economist, 03/22/05 by James J. Heckman · More from publication

• Micro data, heterogeneity and the evaluation of public policy 

  This paper summarizes the contributions of microeconometrics to economic knowledge. Four main themes are developed. (1) Microeconometricians...

  American Economist, 09/22/04 by James J. Heckman · More from publication

• Doing it right: job training and education 

  Current policies and programs aimed at helping unskilled workers acquire socially productive skills are not the right answer to the problem of...

  Public Interest, 03/22/99 by James J. Heckman · More from publication

• The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life. - book reviews 

  Charles Murray and the late Richard Herrnstein have produced a controversial and well-written book about human differences, the sources of human...

  Reason, 03/01/95 by James J. Heckman · More from publication

• Is job training oversold? 

  The Clinton administration should promote a job training program based on apprenticeship and productivity-enhancing activities to educate the...

  Public Interest, 03/22/94 by James J. Heckman · More from publication

• Forecasting aggregate period-specific birth rates: the time series properties of a microdynamic neoclassical model of fertility. 

  Forecasting Aggregate Period-Specific Birth Rates: The Time Series Properties of a Microdynamic Neoclassical Model of Fertility 1....

  Journal of the American Statistical Association, 12/01/89 by Heckman, James J.; Walker, James R. · More from publication