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The Economics, Technology and Neuroscience of Human Capability Formation

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  • Heckman, James J.

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    (University of Chicago)

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This paper begins the synthesis of two currently unrelated literatures: the human capital approach to health economics and the economics of cognitive and noncognitive skill formation. A lifecycle investment framework is the foundation for understanding the origins of human inequality and for devising policies to reduce it.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 2875.

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Length: 29 pages
Date of creation: Jun 2007
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Publication status: published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2007, 104 (33), 13250-13255
Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp2875
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Keywords: Barker hypothesis; early childhood; sensitive periods; critical periods;

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  8. Borghans Lex & Lee Duckworth Angela & Heckman James J. & Weel Bas ter, 2008. "The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits," ROA Research Memorandum 001, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).
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