Estimating the technology of cognitive and noncognitive skill formation

Econometrica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 883-931

  Cunha, Flavio ^a   Heckman, James J ^b,c,d   Schennach, Susanne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchoring test scores; Cognitive skills; Dynamic factor analysis; Endogeneity of inputs; Noncognitive skills; Parental influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954101459     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA6551     Document Type: Article

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