{"id":824,"date":"2014-07-21T15:06:52","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T19:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earlychildhoodnyc.org\/newswatch\/?p=824"},"modified":"2014-08-25T10:24:45","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T14:24:45","slug":"early-childhood-and-human-capital-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlychildhoodny.org\/blog\/early-childhood-and-human-capital-washington-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Childhood and Human Capital (Washington Post)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/earlychildhoodnyc.org\/newswatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/jeffrey-lacker01-1200xx4200-2363-0-216.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"jeffrey-lacker01 1200xx4200-2363-0-216\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-825\" height=\"168\" src=\"http:\/\/earlychildhoodnyc.org\/newswatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/jeffrey-lacker01-1200xx4200-2363-0-216-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earlychildhoodny.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/jeffrey-lacker01-1200xx4200-2363-0-216-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/earlychildhoodny.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/jeffrey-lacker01-1200xx4200-2363-0-216-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/earlychildhoodny.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/jeffrey-lacker01-1200xx4200-2363-0-216.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Since the 2007-2009 recession, there have been historically high, long-term unemployment rates throughout the nation. Economists, policymakers, and businesspeople have since been pondering the question: how does the nation work to combat this unemployment? Jeffrey Lacker, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, presented the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s plan of action in a speech at the Lynchburg College School of Business and Economics: <strong>invest in early childhood<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn early childhood, the &quot;noncognitive skills such as following instructions, patience and work ethic &mdash; lay the foundation for mastering more complex cognitive skills and may be just as important a determinant of future labor market success.&rdquo; Any lapses present in these skills affect adult outcomes and are apparent as early as age 5. This urges workforce development to be invested in early childhood education, because &ldquo;the earlier workers invest, the longer they have to profit.&rdquo;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe shift to early childhood education as the solution began with a shift to look at the labor market as a reflection of structural trends, causing researchers to think about preparing workers for the labor market at the individual level. For future generations of workers to have stability and a safety net, workforce development needs to begin as soon as formal schooling begins&mdash; treating the solution as a &ldquo;long-term vaccine&rdquo; that is generally not afforded to people who treat workforce development &ldquo;as a cure for short-term shocks.&rdquo; Ultimately, these investments are responsible for increasing human capital from early care and education to strengthen the nation&rsquo;s businesses. What do you think about this move in efforts to lower unemployment rates?\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTo read more of Lacker&#39;s speech click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/capitalbusiness\/lacker-investing-in-people-as-an-economic-growth-strategy\/2014\/07\/11\/50ac70bc-0077-11e4-8fd0-3a663dfa68ac_story.html\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the 2007-2009 recession, there have been historically high, long-term unemployment rates throughout the nation. 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