Twenty years ago, something happened when Pablo Peña sat in Prof. Gary Becker’s doctoral-level course at the University of Chicago. As the economist lectured on human capital theory, a concept he’d ...

America is having a collective freakout about jobs -- specifically, that soon AI will do everything and leave everyone unemployable. This concern is not necessarily misplaced, but it is better ...

Human capital is a central driver of sustainable growth and poverty reduction. It comprises the knowledge, skills, and health that individuals accumulate over their lives, enabling them to realize ...

The Human Capital Trust Fund was launched in 2019 with generous support from the Gates Foundation and the Government of Canada. The Trust Fund helps countries to invest in people through a ...