TY - RPRT AU - Conti, Gabriella AU - Heckman, James J. TI - The Economics of Child Well-Being PY - 2012/Oct/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 6930 UR - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6930 AB - This chapter presents an integrated economic approach that organizes and interprets the evidence on child development. It also discusses the indicators of child well-being that are used in international comparisons. Recent evidence on child development is summarized, and policies to promote child well-being are discussed. The chapter concludes with some open questions and suggestions for future research. KW - early childhood education KW - human capital KW - child development ER -