@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp2875, author={Heckman, James J.}, title={The Economics, Technology and Neuroscience of Human Capability Formation}, year={2007}, month={Jun}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={2875}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp2875}, abstract={This paper begins the synthesis of two currently unrelated literatures: the human capital approach to health economics and the economics of cognitive and noncognitive skill formation. A lifecycle investment framework is the foundation for understanding the origins of human inequality and for devising policies to reduce it.}, keywords={Barker hypothesis;early childhood;sensitive periods;critical periods}, }