Editing James Heckman (section)

==Career==
He served as an assistant professor at [[Columbia University]] before he moved to the [[University of Chicago]], in 1973. He has been a dissertation advisor for over 70 students, including [[Carolyn Heinrich]], [[George J. Borjas|George Borjas]], [[Stephen Cameron]], [[Mark Rosenzweig (economist)|Mark Rosenzweig]], and [[Russ Roberts]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jenni.uchicago.edu/home_page/vitae.pdf |title=James J Heckman CV |website=jenni.uchicago.edu |access-date=2018-12-25}}</ref>

In addition to serving as the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor and director of the Economics Research Center in the department of economics, Heckman is also a professor of law at the Law School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/heckman |title=James J. Heckman {{!}} University of Chicago Law School|website=www.law.uchicago.edu|date=23 August 2011 |access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref> and a professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, where he is director of both the Center for Social Program Evaluation and Center for the Study of Childhood Development. He also serves as a member of the [[Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics]]'s Research Council. Heckman has held many appointments at other institutions and notably served as the Distinguished Chair of Microeconometrics at [[University College London]] (2004–2008), a professor of Science and Society at [[University College Dublin]]<ref>[http://www.ucd.ie/news/jun06/060606_nobel.htm University College Dublin web site].</ref> (2005–2014), and as the Alfred Cowles Distinguished Visiting Professor at [[Yale University]] (2008–2011). His current appointments include Presidential Scholar-in-Residence at the [[University of Southern California|University of Southern California's]] Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics (2015–)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.usc.edu/82972/nobel-laureate-james-heckman-joins-usc-schaeffer-center/ |title=Nobel laureate James Heckman joins USC Schaeffer Center |last=Gersema |first=Emily |date=2015-06-19 |website=USC News |publisher=University of Southern California |access-date=2016-03-24 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193540/http://news.usc.edu/82972/nobel-laureate-james-heckman-joins-usc-schaeffer-center/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and International Research Fellow at the [[Institute for Fiscal Studies]] (2014–).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifs.org.uk/people/profile/96?year_published%5Bstart%5D=&year_published%5Bend%5D=&page=1& |title=James Heckman - Institute For Fiscal Studies - IFS |website=www.ifs.org.uk |access-date=2016-03-24 |archive-date=2016-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022180725/http://www.ifs.org.uk/people/profile/96?year_published%5Bstart%5D=&year_published%5Bend%5D=&page=1& |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Center for the Economics of Human Development ===
Founded in 2014 and directed by Heckman, the Center for the Economics of Human Development (CEHD), at the University of Chicago, umbrellas his multiple research areas and initiatives that encompass rigorous empirical research to determine effective human capital policies and program design. CEHD initiatives include the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, the Pritzker Consortium on Early Childhood Development, the [[Heckman Equation]], the Research Network on the Determinants of Life Course Capabilities and Outcomes, and the Asian Family in Transition Initiative.