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James J. Heckman
NBER Working Paper No. 13195
Issued in June 2007
NBER Program(s): HE
ED
LS
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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.
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