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Building Blocks

Human Flourishing | Professor James Heckman and Alison Baulos

Long-term economic and social benefits of investing in early childhood development.

09/03/2025

Building Blocks

Human Flourishing | Professor James Heckman and Alison Baulos

Special | 1h 14m 46s

Long-term economic and social benefits of investing in early childhood development.

University of Chicago Professor James Heckman & Alison Baulos, Executive Director for The Center for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago, speak about the long-term economic and social benefits of investing the early childhood development, particularly the first 1,000 days of life.

09/03/2025

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Building Blocks

Human Flourishing | Professor James Heckman and Alison Baulos

Special | 1h 14m 46s

University of Chicago Professor James Heckman & Alison Baulos, Executive Director for The Center for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago, speak about the long-term economic and social benefits of investing the early childhood development, particularly the first 1,000 days of life.

09/03/2025

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