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 is a loose term that refers to the educational attainment, knowledge, experience, and skills of an employee. The theory of human capital is relatively new in finance and economics, ...

Human capital management (HCM) is a set of practices related to human resources (HR) management that enables managers and business leaders to retain top talent and maximize their team’s productivity.

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 ...

Discover what social capital is, key types, and how it benefits business networks. Learn how social interactions improve corporate success and personal opportunities.

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 ...

In business, the concepts of net worth and net value are often conflated, yet they embody different philosophies. "Net worth" is a quantitative measure of a company's financial health, calculated as ...

Deloitte’s recent research indicates that nearly 90% of executives want their compensation tied directly to human capital performance metrics. This isn’t just a reaction to market trends; it signifies ...

Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, she is author of “An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to ...