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University of Chicago: Economist Puts the Human Back in Human Capital Theory
July 09, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news:

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Economist puts the human back in human capital theory

In Q&A, UChicago's Pablo Pena breaks down his fun, accessible guide to concept popularized by Gary Becker

By Tori Lee

Twenty years ago, something happened when Pablo Pena sat in Prof. Gary Becker's doctoral-level course at the University of Chicago. As the economist lectured on . . .

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