Skill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children

被引:1907
作者
Heckman, James J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Chicago, Dept Econ, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[2] Natl Univ Ireland Univ Coll Dublin, Dept Econ, Dublin 4, Ireland
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D O I
10.1126/science.1128898
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
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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页码:1900 / 1902
页数:3
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