Samples, racial discrimination and education: econometrics and social issues in the work of James J. Heckman (Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, 2000) Cover Image

Problemy z próbami, dyskryminacją rasową i edukacją: ekonometria i zagadnienia społeczne w pracy Jamesa J. Heckmana (nagroda imienia Nobla, 2000)
Samples, racial discrimination and education: econometrics and social issues in the work of James J. Heckman (Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, 2000)

Author(s): Katarzyna Ostasiewicz
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: econometrical model; selective sample; noncognitive aspects of education; J.J. Heckman

Summary/Abstract: James J. Heckman, the economist belonging to the so-called Chicago School, was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2000. His main contribution to microeconomics was developing methods for handling selective samples in a statistically satisfactory way. In social sciences Heckman is one of the main researchers of racial discrimination and education, with the special regard to the noncognitive aspects of the early education.

  • Issue Year: 19/2015
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 221-250
  • Page Count: 30