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China's investments in skills
Heckman, James J.; Feng, Shuaizhang - In: Frontiers of economics in China : selected publications … 13 (2018) 4, pp. 531-558
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The Technology of Skill Formation
Cunha, Flavio - 2010
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/10012760446
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The Technology of Skill Formation
Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James J. - 2021
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/10013317243
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Tax policy and human capital formation
Heckman, James J.; Lochner, Lance; Taber, Christopher - 1998
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The economics and psychology of inequality and human development
Cunha, Flávio; Heckman, James J. - 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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003809175
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The economics and psychology of inequality and human development
Cunha, Flávio; Heckman, James J. - In: Journal of the European Economic Association 7 (2009) 2/3, pp. 320-364
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The economics & psychology of inequality and human development
Cunha, Flávio; Heckman, James J. - 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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003870405
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The economics and psychology of inequality and human development
Cunha, Flávio; Heckman, James J. - 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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003899878
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Policies to create and destroy human capital in Europe
Heckman, James J.; Jacobs, Bas - 2009
is both distortionary and inequitable. Early retirement and pension schemes should be made actuarially fairer as they … capital ; labor supply ; retirement ; training ; dynamic complementarity ; inequality ; returns to education ; (non … distortionary and inequitable. Actuarially fairer early retirement and pension schemes reduce the incentives to retire early and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003932493
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Investing in early human development : timing and economic efficiency
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Tremblay, … - In: Economics and human biology 7 (2009) 1, pp. 1-6
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