Human Capital for Humans by Pablo A. Pea - 9780226841441

Human Capital for HumansAn Accessible Introduction to the Economic Science of People\nAuthor(s): Pablo A. Pea\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The University of Chicago Press, United States\nImprint: University of Chicago Press\nISBN-13: 9780226841441, 978-0226841441\nSynopsis\nAn accessible introduction to the most consequential science of modern life.\n\n University of Chicago economist Gary Becker won the Nobel Prize largely for his advancement of human capital theorythe idea that investing in a persons knowledge and skills has a wide range of economic effects. Beckers 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.\n\n In Human Capital for Humans, economist and former Becker student Pablo A. Pea channels this classroom approach to produce an accessible, essential guide to understanding the science that has become synonymous with modern .