TY - JOUR TI - The Economics, Technology and Neuroscience of Human Capability Formation T2 - IZA Discussion Papers IS - 2875 KW - Barker hypothesis KW - cognitive theory KW - early childhood KW - health economics KW - human capital KW - lifecycle investment KW - sensitive periods AB - 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. AU - Heckman, James J. UR - http://ecsocman.hse.ru/text/19081104/ PY - 2007 SP - M2 - VL - SN - N1 - LA - EN CY - PB - M3 - LB - VL - ER -