Fifteenth Lecture

Professor Heckman received the Nobel Prize for developing theory and methods in the statistical analysis of individual and household behavior that are now widely used within economics and other social sciences. He is one of the foremost researchers into the impacts of social programs on the economy and society at large. His work has given policy makers important new insights into such areas as education, job training programs, minimum-wage legislation, anti-discrimination and civil rights laws. Professor Heckman has investigated controversial issues like the role of cognitive ability on economic earnings and the impact of interventions over the life cycle on skill formation and wages.

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•      The First Lecture, 1988, Herbert A. Simon (Nobel 1978)
•      The Second Lecture, 1989, William Cooper (Von Neumann Medal 1982)
•      The Third Lecture, 1990, Franco Modigliani (Nobel 1985)
•      The Fourth Lecture, 1991, Richard Cyret
•      The Fifth Lecture, 1992, James Tobin (Nobel 1981)
•      The Sixth Lecture, 1993, Robert Solow (Nobel 1987)
•      The Seventh Lecture, 1994, Kenneth Arrow (Nobel 1972)
•      The Eighth Lecture, 1995, Lawrence Klein (Nobel 1980)
•      The Ninth Lecture, 1996, Harry M. Markowitz (Nobel 1990)
•      The Tenth Lecture, 1997, Douglas C. North (Nobel 1993)
•      The Eleventh Lecture, 1998, James A. Mirrlees ( Nobel 1996)
•      The Twelfth Lecture, 1999, Robert W. Fogel (Nobel 1993)
•      The Thirteenth Lecture, 2000, Herbert A. Simon (Nobel 1977)
•      The Fourteenth Lecture, 2001, Joseph Stiglitz (Nobel 2001)
•      The Sixthteenth Lecture, 2004, Vernon L. Smith (Nobel 2002)
•      The Seventeenth Lecture, 2006, Finn Kydland (Nobel 2004)
•      The Eighteenth Lecture, 2008, George Akerlof (Nobel 2001)