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Policies to foster human capital

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  • James Heckman

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DOI: 10.17323/1814-9545-2011-3-73-137

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  • James Heckman, 2011. "Policies to foster human capital," Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow, National Research University Higher School of Economics, issue 3, pages 73-137.
  • Handle: RePEc:nos:voprob:2011:i:3:p:73-137
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