The nurture of nature and the nature of nurture: How genes and investments interact in the formation of skills
This paper studies the interplay between genetics and family investments in the process of
skill formation. We model and estimate the joint evolution of skills and parental investments …
skill formation. We model and estimate the joint evolution of skills and parental investments …
The technology of skill formation
Greenwood, and Aranth Seshadri 2002; and Roland Bénabou 2002). The implicit
assumption in this approach is that inputs into the production of skills at different stages of …
assumption in this approach is that inputs into the production of skills at different stages of …
[PDF][PDF] The technology of skill formation
This paper presents formal models of child development that capture the essence of recent
findings from the empirical literature on child development. The goal is to provide theoretical …
findings from the empirical literature on child development. The goal is to provide theoretical …
[PDF][PDF] Interpreting the evidence of family influence on child development
This paper presents formal models of child development that capture the essence of recent
findings from the empirical literature on child development. The goal is to provide theoretical …
findings from the empirical literature on child development. The goal is to provide theoretical …
Interpreting the evidence on life cycle skill formation
This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of
recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to …
recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to …
Genetics, family structure, and economic growth
PJ Zak - Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2002 - Springer
Recent biomedical research shows that roughly three-quarters of cognitive abilities are
attributable to genetics and family environment. This paper presents a growth model that …
attributable to genetics and family environment. This paper presents a growth model that …
[PDF][PDF] Child skill production: Accounting for parental and market-based time and goods investments
Abstract Families invest parental time, home goods/services, and market-based child care in
their children. We study these investments, focusing on two issues: the role of parental …
their children. We study these investments, focusing on two issues: the role of parental …
The supply side of the race between demand and supply: Policies to foster skill in the modern economy
JJ Heckman - De Economist, 2003 - Springer
In his celebrated book on income inequality, Jan Tinbergen (1975) wrote about the race
between demand and supply in determining the evolution of wages and inequality. The …
between demand and supply in determining the evolution of wages and inequality. The …
Dynamic complementarity in skill production: Evidence from genetic endowments and birth order
The birth order literature emphasizes the role of parental investments in explaining why
firstborns have higher human capital outcomes than their laterborn siblings. We use birth …
firstborns have higher human capital outcomes than their laterborn siblings. We use birth …
Formulating, identifying and estimating the technology of cognitive and noncognitive skill formation
F Cunha, JJ Heckman - Journal of human resources, 2008 - jhr.uwpress.org
This paper estimates models of the evolution of cognitive and noncognitive skills and
explores the role of family environments in shaping these skills at different stages of the life …
explores the role of family environments in shaping these skills at different stages of the life …