The economics, technology and neuroscience of human capability formation
By: James J. Heckman.
Contributors: National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 13195.; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 13195.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Human capital -- Economic aspects
Description: "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"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: "June 2007"

Includes bibliographical references.

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