Human capital, education, achievement and learning

Issue title: Assessing the need for a new nationally representative household panel survey in the United States

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Guest editors: Robert Moffitt, Robert F. Schoeni, Charles Brown, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Mick P. Couper, Ana V. Diez-Roux, Erik Hurst and Judith A. Seltzer

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Robinson, Chris

Affiliations: Department of Economics, University of Western Ontario, ON, Canada. E-mail: robinson@uwo.ca

Abstract: This paper reviews the most important scientific and policy research in the area of human capital, education achievement and learning and discusses the need for a new nationally representative household panel for the United States to provide the research resources necessary to keep the United States at the forefront of scientific and policy research in this area. Excellent panel data incorporating recent advances in panel design and innovative measures are required for addressing the most important policy issues.

Keywords: Human capital, skills, tasks, panel data

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-150409

Journal: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 40, no. 1-4, pp. 69-96, 2015