Figure 1: Ratio of early to late investment in human capital
as a function of the ratio of first period to second period investment productivity
for different values of the complementarity parameter
Ratio ofEarly to Late Investment
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Skill Multiplier (γ)
Note: Assumes r = 0.
Source: Cunha and Heckman (2007).