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Sample selection bias as a specification error
- J. Heckman
- Business
- 1979
Sample selection bias as a specification error This paper discusses the bias that results from using non-randomly selected samples to estimate behavioral relationships as an ordinary specification…
The Common Structure of Statistical Models of Truncation, Sample Selection and Limited Dependent Variables and a Simple Estimator for Such Models
- J. Heckman
- Economics
- 1 October 1976
Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator: Evidence from Evaluating a Job Training Programme
- J. Heckman, H. Ichimura, P. Todd
- Economics
- 1 October 1997
This paper considers whether it is possible to devise a nonexperimental procedure for evaluating a prototypical job training programme. Using rich nonexperimental data, we examine the performance of…
Personality Psychology and Economics
- Mathilde Almlund, Angela L. Duckworth, J. Heckman, Tim Kautz
- PsychologySSRN Electronic Journal
- 1 February 2011
This paper explores the power of personality traits both as predictors and as causes of academic and economic success, health, and criminal activity. Measured personality is interpreted as a…
Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator
- J. Heckman, H. Ichimura, P. Todd
- Economics
- 1 April 1998
This paper develops the method of matching as an econometric evaluation estimator. A rigorous distribution theory for kernel-based matching is presented. The method of matching is extended to more…
A Method for Minimizing the Impact of Distributional Assumptions in Econometric Models for Duration Data
- J. Heckman, B. Singer
- Economics
- 1 March 1984
Conventional analyses of single spell duration models control for unobservables using a random effect estimator with the distribution of unobservables selected by ad hoc criteria. Both theoretical…
The Effects of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities on Labor Market Outcomes and Social Behavior
- J. Heckman, Jora Stixrud, Sergio S. Urzúa
- Economics, PsychologyJournal of Labor Economics
- 1 February 2006
This article establishes that a low‐dimensional vector of cognitive and noncognitive skills explains a variety of labor market and behavioral outcomes. Our analysis addresses the problems of…
The Economics and Econometrics of Active Labor Market Programs
- J. Heckman, R. Lalonde, Jeffrey A. Smith
- Economics
- 1999
Dummy Endogenous Variables in a Simultaneous Equation System
- J. Heckman
- Economics, Mathematics
- 1 May 1977
This paper considers the formulation and estimation of simultaneous equation models with both discrete and continuous endogenous variables. The statistical model proposed here is sufficiently rich to…
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