TY  - Discussion paper
AU  - James J. Heckman
AU  - Gabriella Conti


PY  - 2012
T1  - The economics of child well-being
PB  - IZA Institute of Labor Economics


DO  - https://doi.org/APO-31816
UR  - https://apo.org.au/node/31816

AB  - This paper 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.
ER  -