Human Capital for Humans

TCD School of Social Sciences & Philosophy

Pablo A. Peña discusses human capital theory—the idea that investing in a person’s knowledge and skills has a wide range of economic effects

JM Synge Theatre - Arts Block - Trinity College Dublin

University of Chicago economist Gary Becker won the Nobel Prize largely for his advancement of human capital theory—the idea that investing in a person’s knowledge and skills has a wide range of economic effects. In Human Capital for Humans, economist and former Becker student Pablo A. Peña channels this classroom approach to produce an accessible, essential guide to understanding the science that has become synonymous with modern life and the economy. With an illustrative and immersive style, Peña unpacks the human capital approach to domains such as parenting, aging, marriage, health, and household labor. The result is not only intellectually elevated, but an essential introduction for learners and teachers of this subject across business, management, economics, policy, and beyond.Pablo Peña is an Associate Instructional Professor at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 2019. He has over twenty years of experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago. "A crisp, entertaining and empirically grounded tour of what makes all economic systems tick (and indeed falter)" - Financial Times"An eye-opening journey" - Steve Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything "A rollicking ride through basic questions concerning the human condition" - Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance "A terrific reminder that economics is ultimately about people, and that it can be absolutely fun" - Michael Kremer, corecipient of the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

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