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Human Capital Development

Human Capital Development is a strategic process within workforce development that focuses on enhancing individuals' economic value through the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies, distinguishing it from broader human resource practices by its emphasis on long-term investment in personal and professional growth.

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6.5K

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2.3K

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A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth

N. Gregory Mankiw, Daniel Römer, David Weil · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1992 · 15.1K citations

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Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis

Gary S. Becker · Journal of Political Economy · 1962 · 7.9K citations

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Human Capital. A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education

H. V. Muhsam, Gary S. Becker · Revue de l Institut International de Statistique / Review of the International Statistical Institute · 1965 · 5.2K citations

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Schultz, Theodore W., <i>Investment in Human Capital</i>, New York, The Free Press, 1971, xii + 272 pp. ($8.75)

Harold Beebout · American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 1973 · 4.6K citations

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Social capital and economic development: Toward a theoretical synthesis and policy framework

Michael Woolcock · Theory and Society · 1998 · 4.6K citations

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Authors

6.5K

  1. GS
    Gary S. Becker

    University of Chicago, United States

    13 publications · 19.8K citations

    13

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  2. JJ
    James J. Heckman

    University of Chicago, United States

    12 publications · 3.2K citations

    12

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  3. AA
    Aurora A.C. Teixeira

    Universidade do Porto, Portugal

    14 publications · 1K citations

    12

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  4. JM
    Jacob Mincer

    Columbia University, United States

    11 publications · 5.7K citations

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  5. JR
    Jere R. Behrman

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    10 publications · 355 citations

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Institutions

2.3K

  1. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    36 h-index

    92 publications

    12.4K citations

  2. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

    Bonn, Germany

    25 h-index

    53 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    24 h-index

    52 publications

    3.5K citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    22 h-index

    37 publications

    8.1K citations

  5. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    35 publications

    3.6K citations

  6. Ifo Institute for Economic Research

    Munich, Germany

    20 h-index

    39 publications

    4.3K citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    19 h-index

    30 publications

    4.2K citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    19 h-index

    23 publications

    18K citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 159 publications · 7.2K citations

    39

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  2. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 128 publications · 5.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Intellectual Capital

    40 publications · 5.8K citations

    29

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  4. Journal of Development Economics

    28 publications · 4.2K citations

    27

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  5. American Economic Review

    31 publications · 8.9K citations

    27

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