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 real issue is whether we can build a learning loop in which human expertise improves digital systems, and digital systems ...

Human capital is about the innate power workers have. It is about their knowledge, skills and insights, which can’t be sold or bought. Scottish economist Adam Smith was one of the first to recognize ...