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 ...

Discover examples of financial, human, and social capital, and why these assets are crucial for business success.

On this episode of The Long View, Tom Idzorek, chief investment officer of retirement for Morningstar Investment Management, and Paul Kaplan, who before retiring in 2023 was the director of research ...

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, ...

Ministers of Finance and global thought leaders came together to champion investments in people to build resilience, help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and accelerate the green transition. The ...

If you had told me a couple of years ago that I would be writing a newsletter about economic growth and barely mention tax policy, my skepticism level would have been pretty high. After all, taxes are ...

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 ...

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

“It brings me joy to be considered and compensated by the government, just like other teachers,” says Angelique Ayinkamiye, a nursery teacher in Kigali, Rwanda. A recent commitment by the Rwandan ...

TKP was launched in 2015 to mitigate the impact of economic reforms on the poor including energy subsidy removal. It was designed as a well-targeted cash transfer program with a solid delivery system, ...