In giving kids a fair chance nobel prize winning economist james heckman argues that the accident of birth is the greatest source of inequality in america today children born into disadvantage are by the time they start kindergarten already at risk of dropping out of school teen pregnancy crime and a lifetime of low wage work. Giving kids a fair chance by james j heckman published april 2013 books amazonca. In giving kids a fair chance nobel prize winning economist james heckman argues that the accident of birth is the greatest source of inequality in america today children born into disadvantage are by the time they start kindergarten already at risk of dropping out of school teen pregnancy crime and a lifetime of low wage work. In giving kids a fair chance nobel prize winning economist james heckman argues that the accident of birth is the greatest source of inequality in america today children born into disadvantage are by the time they start kindergarten already at risk of dropping out of school teen pregnancy crime and a lifetime of low wage work. Shareable link use the link below to share a full text version of this article with your friends and colleagues learn more