Across the country, families are still feeling squeezed after the pandemic-era inflation. Prices remain high, mortgage rates are elevated, and many communities struggle to attract the investment they ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Amid growing global concerns over a widening employment gap, a new economic framework has been proposed to address what ...

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 ...

Capital formation is one of our greatest strengths, but it requires ongoing attention to remain effective, efficient, and accessible. Markets function best when investors are protected and laws evolve ...