Skill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children.
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This paper summarizes evidence on the effects of early environments on child, adolescent, and adult achievement. Life cycle skill formation is a dynamic process in which early inputs strongly affect the productivity of later inputs.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 312 5782 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006