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Measuring the effects of cognitive ability
Cawley, John H.; Conneely, Karen; Heckman, James J.; … - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000595116
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Cognitive ability and the rising return to education
Cawley, John H.; Heckman, James J.; Vytlacil, Edward - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000654981
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Lessons from the bell curve
Heckman, James J. - In: Journal of political economy 103 (1995) 5, pp. 1091-1120
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The Performance of Performance Standards
Heckman, James J. (contributor);  … - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Using a variety of data sources, the contributors explore how performance standards and incentives affect the behavior of public managers and agency employees, their approaches to service delivery, and ultimately, the outcomes for participants.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357777
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Assessing Clinton's program on job training, workfare, and education in the workplace
Heckman, James J. - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000874769
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Assessing Clinton'S Program on Job Training, Workfare, and Education in the Workplace
Heckman, James J. - 2021
The Clinton administration has made job training and skill upgrading a major priority. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has already presented a bold program for skill enhancement drawing on a new consensus in certain circles of the social science and policy communities about the need to upgrade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013248252
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The Effects of Two Influential Early Childhood Interventions on Health and Healthy Behaviors
Conti, Gabriella; Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo - 2015
This paper examines the long-term impacts on health and healthy behaviors of two of the oldest and most widely cited U.S. early childhood interventions evaluated by the method of randomization with long-term follow-up: the Perry Preschool Project (PPP) and the Carolina Abecedarian Project (ABC)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307442
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Measuring Investment in Human Capital Formation: An Experimental Analysis of Early Life Outcomes
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm P.; Heckman, James J.; Logue, … - 2013
The literature on skill formation and human capital development clearly demonstrates that early investment in children … program impact is concentrated on parental behaviors and the home environment, with little impact on child development at this … relatively short timeframe, yet continued investment may be required to observe direct effects on child development. While …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328970
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Fostering and Measuring Skills: Interventions That Improve Character and Cognition
Heckman, James J.; Kautz, Tim - 2013
social environments. Skill development is a dynamic process, in which the early years lay the foundation for successful …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329163
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A New Cost-Benefit and Rate of Return Analysis for the Perry Preschool Program: A Summary
Heckman, James J.; Moon, Seong Hyeok; Pinto, Rodrigo; … - 2010
This paper summarizes our recent work on the rate of return and cost-benefit ratio of an influential early childhood program.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331385