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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 ...

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On this episode of The Long View, Tom Idzorek, chief investment officer of retirement for Morningstar Investment Management, and Paul Kaplan, who before retiring in 2023 was the director of research ...

Amid growing global concerns over a widening employment gap, a new economic framework has been proposed to address what experts warn could become one of the most pressing challenges of the coming ...

The diagnostic focuses on five priority economic sectors identified for their relevance to job creation and inclusive growth: ...

Capital formation is one of our greatest strengths, but it requires ongoing attention to remain effective, efficient, and accessible. Markets function best when investors are protected and laws evolve ...