Social Policy: Targeting programs effectively

TitleSocial Policy: Targeting programs effectively
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsHeckman, J. J., and J. L. Garcia
By linking data from a 40-year birth cohort study with multiple administrative databases, Caspi and colleagues show that 20% of the population accounts for 60% - 80% of several adult social ills. Outcomes for this group can be accurately predicted from as early as age 3, using a small set of indicators of disadvantage. This finding supports policies that target children from disadvantaged families and complements recent literature on the life-cycle benefits of early childhood programmes.
Title Social Policy: Targeting programs effectively
Publication Title Nat Hum Behav
Publication Type Journal Article
Published Year 2017
Authors J.J. Heckman; J.L. Garcia
Edition 2017/06/27
Accession Number 28649666
ISBN Number 2397-3374 (Print)
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