The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children

James Heckman and Dimitriy V. Masterov

No 13016, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper presents a productivity argument for investing in disadvantaged young children. For such investment, there is no equity-efficiency tradeoff.

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Date: 2007-04
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Published as James J. Heckman & Dimitriy V. Masterov, 2007. "The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children," Review of Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 29(3), pages 446-493, 09.

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