The Econometrics of Early Childhood Human Capital and Investments

IF 6.8 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS
Flávio Cunha, Eric R. Nielsen, Benjamin Williams
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Abstract

This article reviews recent developments in the econometrics of early childhood human capital and investments. We start with a discussion about the lack of cardinality in test scores, the reasons it matters for empirical research on human capital, and the approaches researchers have used to address this problem. Next, we discuss how the literature has accounted for the errors in human capital measurements and investments. Then, we focus on the estimation of production functions of human capital. We present two different specifications of the production function and discuss when to use one versus the other. We describe how researchers have addressed cardinality, measurement errors, and endogeneity of inputs to estimate the technology of skill formation. Finally, we take stock of the work to date, and we identify opportunities for new research directions in this field.
幼儿人力资本与投资的计量经济学
本文综述了幼儿人力资本和投资计量经济学的最新发展。我们首先讨论了考试成绩缺乏基数,这对人力资本实证研究很重要的原因,以及研究人员用来解决这个问题的方法。接下来,我们将讨论文献如何解释人力资本计量和投资中的错误。然后,重点对人力资本的生产函数进行了估计。我们提出了生产函数的两种不同规格,并讨论了何时使用其中一种规格与另一种规格。我们描述了研究人员如何处理输入的基数、测量误差和内生性,以评估技能形成技术。最后,我们对迄今为止的工作进行了评估,并确定了该领域新研究方向的机会。
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9.70
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3.60%
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34
期刊介绍: The Annual Review of Economics covers significant developments in the field of economics, including macroeconomics and money; microeconomics, including economic psychology; international economics; public finance; health economics; education; economic growth and technological change; economic development; social economics, including culture, institutions, social interaction, and networks; game theory, political economy, and social choice; and more.
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