Skill Formation and the Economics of Investing in Disadvantaged Children

James J. Heckman

2006Published
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Abstract

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.

Journal: Science

Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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