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Measuring Investment in Human Capital Formation: An Experimental Analysis of Early Life Outcomes
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm P.; Heckman, James J.; Logue, … - 2013
The literature on skill formation and human capital development clearly demonstrates that early investment in children is an equitable and efficient policy with large returns in adulthood. Yet little is known about the mechanisms involved in producing these long-term effects. This paper presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328970
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A New Cost-Benefit and Rate of Return Analysis for the Perry Preschool Program: A Summary
Heckman, James J.; Moon, Seong Hyeok; Pinto, Rodrigo; … - 2010
This paper summarizes our recent work on the rate of return and cost-benefit ratio of an influential early childhood program.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331385
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Measuring investment in human capital formation: An experimental analysis of early life outcomes
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Logue, … - 2013
The literature on skill formation and human capital development clearly demonstrates that early investment in children is an equitable and efficient policy with large returns in adulthood. Yet little is known about the mechanisms involved in producing these long-term effects. This paper presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343164
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The American family in black and white: A post-racial strategy for improving skills to promote equality
Heckman, James J. - 2011
In contemporary America, racial gaps in achievement are primarily due to gaps in skills. Skill gaps emerge early before children enter school. Families are major producers of those skills. Inequality in performance in school is strongly linked to inequality in family environments. Schools do...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278496
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Intergenerational Long Term Effects of Preschool: Structural Estimates from a Discrete Dynamic Programming Model
Heckman, James J.; Raut, Lakshmi Kanta - 2013
This paper formulates a structural dynamic programming model of preschool investment choices of altruistic parents and then empirically estimates the structural parameters of the model using the NLSY79 data. The paper finds that preschool investment significantly boosts cognitive and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319531
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Understanding the mechanisms through which an influential early childhood program boosted adult outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291343
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Exploring the knowledge filter: how entrepreneurship and university-industry relations drive economic growth
Mueller, Pamela - 2005
Knowledge is recognized as a crucial element of economic growth in addition to physical capital and labor. Knowledge …, identify, and exploit knowledge depends on the existing knowledge stock and the absorptive capacity of actors such as employees … at firms and researchers at universities and research institutions. The existing knowledge stock might not be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298518
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Das Gründungsgeschehen in Dresden, Rostock und Karlsruhe: eine Betrachtung des regionalen Gründungspotenzials
Henning, Tobias; Mueller, Pamela; Niese, Michael - 2006
This paper compares the structure and the development of new firm formation activity in three German regions. The two East German regions, Dresden and Rostock, show significantly higher start-up rates than the West German region Karlsruhe. The analysis of entry cohorts reveals that not only the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298509
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Regional growth regimes revisited - the case of West Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - 2004
Audretsch and Fritsch (2002) proposed two explanations for the mixed evidence regarding the relationship between new firm formation and regional development. Firstly, they found evidence for the existence of long time lags needed before the main effects of new firm formation on employment change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305674
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Regional Growth Regimes Revisited - The Case of West Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - 2004
Audretsch and Fritsch (2002) proposed two explanations for the mixed evidence regarding the relationship between new firm formation and regional development. Firstly, they found evidence for the existence of long time lags needed before the main effects of new firm formation on employment change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261485