Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

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, ...

Human capital includes education, knowledge, experience, and skills. Economists Gary Becker and Theodore Schultz pioneered human capital theory. Education is viewed as an investment in productivity.

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 ...

Migrants are believed to have higher aspirations than non-migrants. Furthermore, studies find that migration itself leads to even higher aspirations. One conventional explanation found in the ...

Editor's note: China is placing increased emphasis on investment in human capital. Liu Ying, a research fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Renmin University of China, spoke to ...

Should human capital investments be financed through debt or equity? Financing human capital investment through equity contracts provides insurance to individuals, but adverse selection or moral ...

Delays in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment highlight the need for improved human capital investment in health care systems, explains Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD. Some of the many delays patients ...

Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject ...