The economics, technology, and neuroscience of human capability formation

This article 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.

• NS
  National Science Foundation
• PC
  Pew Charitable Trusts
• NI
  National Institutes of Health