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Heckman, James J. - 2002

This paper discusses evidence on human capital investment in China. Policies through the mid 1990s favor physical …

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Early Health Shocks, Intrahousehold Resource Allocation, and Child Outcomes

Yi, Junjian - 2014

. Discussions usually focus on one dimension of child investment. This paper examines multiple dimensions using household survey …

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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Inequality in China

Heckman, James J. - 2012

China's rapid growth was fueled by substantial physical capital investments applied to a large stock of medium skilled … the past decade, China has made substantial investments in producing it. The egalitarian access to medium skilled …. China's growth will be fostered by expanding access to all levels of education, reducing impediments to labor mobility, and …

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Policies to Foster Human Capital

Heckman, James J. - 1999

This paper considers the sources of skill formation in a modern economy and emphasizes the importance of both cognitive and noncognitive skills in producing economic and social success and the importance of both formal academic institutions and families and firms as sources of learning. Skill...

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Measuring Knowledge

Heckman, James J.; Zhou, Jin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Empirical studies in the economics of education, the measurement of skill gaps across demographic groups, and the impacts of interventions on skill formation rely on psychometrically validated test scores that record the proportion of items correctly answered. Test scores are sometimes taken as...

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Investing in Our Young People

Cunha, Flavio - 2010

This paper reviews the recent literature on the production of skills of young persons. The literature features the multiplicity of skills that explain success in a variety of life outcomes. Noncognitive skills play a fundamental role in successful lives. The dynamics of skill formation reveal...

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The Economics and Psychology of Inequality and Human Development

Cunha, Flavio - 2009

Recent research on the economics of human development deepens understanding of the origins of inequality and excellence. It draws on and contributes to personality psychology and the psychology of human development. Inequalities in family environments and investments in children are substantial....

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Earnings Functions and Rates of Return

Heckman, James J. - 2008

The internal rate of return to schooling is a fundamental economic parameter that is often used to assess whether expenditure on education should be increased or decreased. This paper considers alternative approaches to estimating marginal internal rates of return for different schooling levels....

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The Economics, Technology and Neuroscience of Human Capability Formation

Heckman, James J. - 2007

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...

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The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children

Heckman, James J. - 2007

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