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 ...

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a tool to measure human prosperity. Learn how it works, as well as the criticisms and limitations of how it is used.

At the 2023 Annual Meetings Human Capital Ministerial Conclave, 33 countries from the World Bank’s Human Capital Network considered how to connect people to good jobs and how to empower entrepreneurs ...

TBILISI, October 25, 2022 – Georgia officially launched today a Human Capital Program, with World Bank and AFD support, which aims to unlock the country’s growth potential through investments in ...

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 ...