The Spring 2026 cover story examines how to invest in human flourishing in the age of AI. Plus: two important critiques of ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Human development does not happen in a vacuum. A growing economy, an improved educational system, and better health outcomes cannot be removed from broader questions of governance, political stability ...

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 ...

What is needed for poor countries to catch up with rich ones? This paper first documents the role of human capital, physical capital, and financial development in convergence in manufacturing labor ...

Businesses cannot afford complacency in our hyper-competitive economy. The latest cutting-edge technology or innovative products are no longer enough to gauge a brand’s success. The people within an ...

Tanzania’s human capital development needs are staggering and need to be addressed urgently to reap the benefits of the ongoing demographic transition. Almost half of Tanzanians are under 18 years of ...

When Hatem Denguezli reflects on Land'Or's beginnings, he speaks neither of luck nor of chance, but of a carefully considered strategic vision. In the early 1990s, then a young veterinarian, he and ...