Investing in early human development: Timing and economic efficiency

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Doyle, Orla ^a   Harmon, Colm P ^a   Heckman, James J ^a,b   Tremblay, Richard E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain development; Early childhood intervention; SES inequalities

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HUMANS; INFANT; NEUROSCIENCES;

EID: 63049123599     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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