| Title | Skill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Authors | Heckman, J. J. |
Skill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children
This paper summarizes evidence on the effects of early environments on child, adolescent, and adult achievement. Life cycle skill formation is a dynamic process in which early inputs strongly affect the productivity of later inputs.
| Title | Skill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children |
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| Publication Title | Science |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Published Year | 2006 |
| Authors | J.J. Heckman |
| Accession Number | 16809525 |
| Number | 5782 |
| ISBN Number | 1095-9203 (Electronic)<br/>0036-8075 (Linking) |
| Grant List | - |
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