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Lessons from the Technology of Skill Formation

NBER Working Paper No. w11142

28 Pages Posted: 16 Mar 2005 Last revised: 12 Dec 2022

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James J. Heckman

University of Chicago - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); American Bar Foundation; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Date Written: February 2005

Abstract

This paper discusses recent advances in our understanding of differences in human abilities and skills, their sources, and their evolution over the lifecycle.

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Heckman, James J., Lessons from the Technology of Skill Formation (February 2005). NBER Working Paper No. w11142, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=669441

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