James Heckman
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James Heckman (born April 19, 1944) is an economist at the University of Chicago. He shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2000 with Daniel McFadden for his pioneering work in econometrics and microeconomics.
After graduating form Colorado College, he attended the University of Chicago for a single year before going to Princeton University where he received his Ph.D. in economics in 1971. Dr. Heckman then served as an Assistant Professor at Columbia University before moving to the University of Chicago. In June 2006 he was appointed as the Professor of Science and Society at University College Dublin[1].
Heckman is most famous for his contributions to selection bias and self-selection analysis, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. He is also well-known for his empirical research in labor economics, particularly regarding the efficacy of early childhood education programs.
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