Figure 3
Optimal Early (Left) and Late (Right) Investments by
Maternal Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills
Maximizing Aggregate Education
(Other - Endowments Held At Mean Levels)
1.26
1.24
1.22
1.2
1.18
1.16
1.14
-1
-1
-0.8
-0.5
0
Maternal
Cognitive Skill
0.5
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
0 Maternal
Noncognitive Skill
1.06 η
1.04
1.02
1
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.9
-1
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
0.5
1
-0.5
0
Maternal
Cognitive Skill
-1
-0.8
0 Maternal
2 Noncognitive Skill