Skill Formation and the Economics of Investing in Disadvantaged Children

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James J. Heckman · University College Dublin

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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.

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Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

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Published in: Science

Volume 312, Issue 5782, pp. 1900-1902

DOI: 10.1126/science.1128898

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Skill Formation and the Economics of Investing in Disadvantaged Children

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