May 14, 2019
Professor Heckman’s latest research on the Perry Preschoolers at midlife finds multi-generation gains for the participants and children of participants in the areas of education, health, […]
May 30, 2017
Based on their recent cost benefit analysis of the ABC/CARE Program, Professor Heckman and his team look at the differences in outcomes based on gender in […]
January 13, 2017
This paper estimates the large array of long-run benefits of an influential early childhood program targeted to disadvantaged children and their families. The overall rate of […]
August 3, 2016
Professor Heckman’s new paper detailing the benefits of high-quality early childhood education, the markers of high-quality programs and the need for society to increase access to […]
April 16, 2015
Professor Heckman, Gabriella Conti (University College London) and Rodrigo Pinto (University of Chicago) examine the comparative impact of the Perry Preschool Project and the Abecedarian Project […]
April 15, 2015
This paper lays out the evidence on the importance of early life conditions in shaping multiple life skills. Authors James Heckman and Stefano Mosso find that […]
September 3, 2014
This academic paper re-analyzes the effects of the Perry Preschool Program and confirms the 7-10% rate of return previously estimated in “Schools, Skills, and Synapses.” It […]
June 6, 2014
Published in the journal Science on May 30, 2014, a study by Professor Heckman, UC Berkeley economist Paul Gertler, and fellow researchers at the University of […]
March 26, 2014
This 2014 Science article features an analysis of the health benefits derived from the North Carolina Abecedarian project in North Carolina, a birth-to-five early childhood education […]