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D-Index
60
Citations
19157
World Ranking
1429
National Ranking
679

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Review of Research Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 1992 - Early Career Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 1990 - Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award, American Educational Research Association

Overview

John B. Willett is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the social sciences, with a focus on education, accounting, and economics and econometrics.

The scientist has published work in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AERA Open

Their recent academic papers include:

  • Are Community College Students Increasingly Choosing High-Paying Fields of Study? Evidence from Massachusetts, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Are Community-College Students Increasingly Choosing High-Paying Fields of Study? Evidence from Massachusetts, 2024, AERA Open

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John B. Willett include:

  • A. Manuela McDonough
  • John P. Papay
  • Ann Mantil
  • Richard J. Murnane

The primary fields of study encompass:

  • Social Sciences

Within these broader fields, their subfields cover:

  • Education
  • Accounting
  • Economics and Econometrics

The main topics addressed in their research are:

  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

John B. Willett's career includes recognition from the American Educational Research Association with awards such as:

  • Review of Research Award (1993)
  • Early Career Award (1992)
  • Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award (1990)

Best Publications

  • The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination

    Richard J Murnane;John B Willett;Frank Levy

  • Using covariance structure analysis to detect correlates and predictors of individual change over time

    John B. Willett;Aline G. Sayer

  • It's About Time: Using Discrete-Time Survival Analysis to Study Duration and the Timing of Events

    Judith D. Singer;John B. Willett

  • Methods Matter: Improving Causal Inference in Educational and Social Science Research

    Richard J. Murnane;John B. Willett

  • Understanding correlates of change by modeling individual differences in growth

    David R. Rogosa;John B. Willett

  • Questions and Answers in the Measurement of Change

    John B. Willett

  • The design and analysis of longitudinal studies of development and psychopathology in context: Statistical models and methodological recommendations

    John B. Willett;Judith D. Singer;Nina C. Martin

  • The assessment of school engagement: examining dimensionality and measurement invariance by gender and race/ethnicity.

    Ming-Te Wang;Ming-Te Wang;John B. Willett;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Modeling the days of our lives : using survival analysis when designing and analyzing longitudinal studies of duration and the timing of events

    Judith D. Singer;John B. Willett

  • DEMONSTRATING THE RELIABILITY THE DIFFERENCE SCORE IN THE MEASUREMENT OF CHANGE

    David R. Rogosa;John B. Willett

  • Investigating onset, cessation, relapse, and recovery: why you should, and how you can, use discrete-time survival analysis to examine event occurrence

    John B. Willett;Judith D. Singer

  • From Whether to When: New Methods for Studying Student Dropout and Teacher Attrition

    John B. Willett;Judith D. Singer

  • Estimating the Labor Market Signaling Value of the GED

    John H. Tyler;Richard J. Murnane;John B. Willett

  • How important are the cognitive skills of teenagers in predicting subsequent earnings

    Richard J. Murnane;John B. Willett;Yves Duhaldeborde;John H. Tyler

  • Some Results on Reliability for the Longitudinal Measurement of Change: Implications for the Design of Studies of Individual Growth

    John B. Willett

  • The Influences of Salaries and "Opportunity Costs" on Teachers' Career Choices: Evidence from North Carolina

    Richard Murnane;Judith Singer;John Willett

  • Implications for Teacher Supply and Methodological Lessons for Research

    Richard J. Murnane;Judith D. Singer;John B. Willett

  • Family environment and glycemic control: a four-year prospective study of children and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

    A M Jacobson;S T Hauser;P Lavori;J B Willett

  • Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond

    Richard J. Murnane;John B. Willett;John H. Tyler

  • Behavior Problem Trajectories and First-Grade Cognitive Ability and Achievement Skills: A Latent Growth Curve Analysis

    Kristen L. Bub;Kathleen McCartney;John B. Willett

  • Individual growth curve analysis illuminates stability and change in Personality disorder features: The longitudinal study of personality disorders

    Mark F. Lenzenweger;Matthew D. Johnson;John B. Willett

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Murnane
Richard J. Murnane Harvard University
Judith D. Singer
Judith D. Singer Harvard University
Stuart T. Hauser
Stuart T. Hauser Harvard University
Mark F. Lenzenweger
Mark F. Lenzenweger Binghamton University
Ming-Te Wang
Ming-Te Wang University of Pittsburgh
Catherine Ayoub
Catherine Ayoub Boston Children's Hospital
Catherine E. Snow
Catherine E. Snow Harvard University
Kathleen McCartney
Kathleen McCartney Harvard University
Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Hirokazu Yoshikawa New York University
Kurt W. Fischer
Kurt W. Fischer Harvard University

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