TY  - JOUR
AU  - Heckman,James J.
TI  - The Economics, Technology and Neuroscience of Human Capability Formation
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 13195
PY  - 2007
Y2  - June 2007
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w13195
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w13195.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
James J. Heckman
Department of Economics
The University of Chicago
1126 E. 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Tel: 773/702-0634
Fax: 773/702-8490
E-Mail: jjh@uchicago.edu
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.
ER  -