Last year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon's robotics team's ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company's ...

A new study co-authored by Prof. Edward Watts finds that firms that invest in the human capital function through higher pay ...

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Inequality in Bangladesh is not just about income, but about unequal opportunities. From classrooms to hospitals to job markets, gaps in access are widening—underscoring why investing in quality human ...

Recently, a popular topic among businesses and organizations has been the idea of human capital — the skills, knowledge and experience one has, especially related to their organizational or business ...

For economies to remain competitive in the future, they must prioritize investments in human capital, Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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The Human Capital Umbrella Trust Fund Program 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 ...

It should signal a concerted governance reform based on decentralised community action and collaborative governance to secure ...