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 ...

Human capital —people’s health, skills, knowledge, and experience— is the foundation of economic growth and poverty reduction and of a workforce ready for the jobs of the future. Yet progress in ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Solange Charas covers the intersection of governance, HR, and finance. Oct 01, 2024, 01:53pm EDT In today’s business landscape, ...

This misallocation of national priority is not merely a policy failure; it is a philosophical error of the first order.

Am I part of the “lower-value human capital” brigade? Probably. We can’t all be high-value, and even if we think we are now, there is an artificial intelligence model is coming soon to seriously ...

Human capital boosts company success by leveraging employee skills and experiences. Effective human capital management involves hiring, training, and retention strategies. Silicon Valley exemplifies ...

Human capital is about the innate power workers have. It is about their knowledge, skills and insights, which can’t be sold or bought. Scottish economist Adam Smith was one of the first to recognize ...