Human Capital for Humans: An Accessible Introduction to the Economic Science of People - Brossura

Pea, Pablo A.

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ISBN 10: 022684143X ISBN 13: 9780226841434

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 2025

Riassunto

An accessible introduction to the most consequential science of modern life.

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. Becker’s writing on the subject was technical, but his teaching, especially in his famous doctoral course at Chicago, remains legendary for its accessibility, brilliance, and applications to everyday life.

In Human Capital for Humans, economist and former Becker student Pablo A. Peņa 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, Peņa 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.
 

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Informazioni sull'autore

Pablo A. Peņa is assistant instructional professor in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. He has worked as consultant for business and non-profit organizations and is a former chief economist of Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission.
 

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 022684143X
• ISBN 13: 9780226841434
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Contatto del produttore: The University of Chicago Press; https://press.uchicago.edu/index.html; ; 5801 S. Ellis Avenue; Chicago; IL; 60637; U.S.A.
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile