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The technology of skill formation
Cunha, Flávio (contributor); Heckman, James J. (contributor) - 2007
This paper develops a model of skill formation that explains a variety of findings established in the child development and child intervention literatures. At its core is a technology that is stage-specific and that features self productivity, dynamic complementarity and skill multipliers....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003525992
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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
inequality in family environments. Schools do little to reduce or enlarge the gaps in skills that are present when children enter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009230267
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Schools, skills, and synapses
Heckman, James J. (contributor) - 2008
discussed. -- Productivity ; high school dropout ; ability gaps ; family influence ; noncognitive skills ; early interventions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003724128
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The impact of the level and timing of parental resources on child development and intergenerational mobility
Eshaghnia, Sadegh; Heckman, James J.; Landersø, Rasmus - 2024
adolescence, we analyze the importance of the timing of family resources on life outcomes, educational attainment and … versus snapshot parental income measures. The most predictive ages of children when family resources are measured vary by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014484535