@misc{discovery2571,
           month = {June},
       publisher = {Department of Economics, University College London},
          series = {Discussion Papers in Economics},
          number = {04-07},
            year = {2004},
           title = {Skill policies for Scotland},
         address = {London, UK},
             url = {http://www.ucl.ac.uk/silva/economics/research/papers/working-papers-2004},
          author = {Heckmann, J. and Masterov, D.},
        abstract = {This paper argues that skill formation is a life-cycle process and develops the
implications of this insight for Scottish social policy. Families are major
producers of skills, and a successful policy needs to promote effective families
and to supplement failing ones. Targeted early interventions have proven to be
very effective in compensating for the effect of neglect. Improvements in
traditional measures of school quality, tuition subsidies, company-sponsored
and public job training are unlikely to be as effective. We review the evidence
and present several policy recommendations.},
            issn = {1350-6722},
        keywords = {JEL classification: J31, I21, I22, I28}
}