Skill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children

TitleSkill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsHeckman, J. J.
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
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)
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