THE DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF LIFE: THEORY, MEASUREMENT, AND POLICIES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Attanasio, Orazio P.
• 署名单位: University of London; University College London; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1542-4766
• DOI: 10.1111/jeea.12159
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 949-997
• 关键词: 5 birth cohorts; early-childhood; cognitive-development; young-children; weight-gain; nutritional supplementation; psychosocial stimulation; socioeconomic-status; schooling outcomes; gender-differences

摘要

In this paper, I discuss a research agenda on the study of human capital accumulation in the early years, with a particular focus on developing countries. I discuss several methodological issues, from the use of structural models, to the importance of measurement and the development of new measurement tools. I present a conceptual framework that can be used to frame the study of human capital accumulation and view the current challenges and gaps in knowledge within such an organizing structure. I provide an example of the use of such a framework to interpret the evidence on the impacts of an early years intervention based on randomized controlled trial.