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Published on: February 13, 2020
CAPABILITIES AND SKILLS
James J Heckman1, Chase O Corbin2
1Henry Schultz Distinguished Service, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, Department of Economics, University of Chicago, 1126 East 59 Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Abstract:
This paper discusses the relevance of recent research on the economics of human development to the work of the Human Development and Capability Association. The recent economics of human development brings insights about the dynamics of skill accumulation to an otherwise static literature on capabilities. Skills embodied in agents empower people. Enhanced skills enhance opportunities and hence promote capabilities. We address measurement problems common to both the economics of human development and the capability approach. The economics of human development analyzes the dynamics of preference formation, but is silent about which preferences should be used to evaluate alternative policies. This is both a strength and a limitation of the approach.
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