The Economics, Technology and Neuroscience of Human Capability Formation

James Heckman

No 13195, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper begins the synthesis of two currently unrelated literatures: the human capital approach to health economics and the economics of cognitive and noncognitive skill formation. A lifecycle investment framework is the foundation for understanding the origins of human inequality and for devising policies to reduce it.

JEL-codes: I1 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-06
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Published as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 14, 2007 vol. 104 no. 33 13250-13255

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