This article reviews recent developments in the econometrics of early childhood human
capital and investments. We start with a discussion about the lack of cardinality in test …

What drives the dynamics of the racial wealth gap? We answer this question using a
dynamic stochastic general equilibrium heterogeneous-agents model. Our calibrated model …

We examine how incentives for test prep varied between math and English language arts
(ELA) on US state accountability exams. We collected data on exam structure for grade 3 to …

We use a panel of survey responses linked to administrative data in Germany to measure
the depreciation of skills while workers are unemployed. Both the reemployment hazard rate …

Black men who witnessed a shooting before turning 12 have household earnings as adults
31 percent lower than those who did not. We present evidence that this gap is causal and is …

This paper explores disparities between White, Black, and Hispanic families using a
measure of lifetime earnings developed by Jacobs et al.(2022) for the Survey of Consumer …

Schools are one of the main determinants of lifetime employment and wages. In the 1950s
and 60s, many Black leaders were concerned that Supreme Court rulings outlawing the …

Abstract This chapter covers James Heckman's contributions to economics. It is divided into
two main parts. The first part, running from Section 1 to Section 6 inclusive, summarises his …

This thesis examines the experiences of unemployed workers. The chapters use
administrative, survey, and self-collected data to understand how unemployment and the …

The dissertation consists of three chapters that examine the impact of parental illness on
child health in Bangladesh, the lasting effects of early childhood interventions in Burkina …