human capital

Stalin’s forced deportation of educated ‘enemies of the people’ inadvertently concentrated human capital in Gulag towns, fostering inter-generational prosperity and long-term development despite the destructive intent of the repression.

A group therapy programme only reduced depression rates among adolescent girls in Uganda in the short-term. Adding a cash transfer to the programme backfired, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated stressors.

From 1922 to 1923, over 1.2 million Greek Orthodox migrated from Anatolia to Greece, raising its population by 20%. How did the human capital decisions of refugees differ from natives, and how do they continue to impact the Greek economy today?

An early childhood health intervention in Bangladesh benefitted adult’s human capital and economic outcomes as well as human capital in the next generation

On average, Special Economic Zones in China increased local high school enrolment rates, but this masks varying impacts between different types of zones

Highly educated workers are relatively more productive in rich countries, largely due to a more skill-biased technological environment

Road connectivity leads to workers moving out of agriculture and improvements in education but no substantial effects on income, assets or consumption

Workers who move to a customer or supplier are less likely to leave that firm down the line and also tend to get paid a higher salary

Growth in human capital reduces agricultural labour supply, while in turn the expansion of non-agricultural sectors drives human capital growth