%0 Report %A Heckman, James J. %T The Economics, Technology and Neuroscience of Human Capability Formation %D 2007 %8 2007 Jun %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 2875 %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp2875 %X 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. %K Barker hypothesis %K early childhood %K sensitive periods %K critical periods