Human Capital for Humans: An Accessible Introduction to the Economic Science of People

from The Pie: An Economics Podcast · host Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago

What's the greatest driver of economic growth? Love. In this episode, UChicago economist Pablo Peña presents his new book Human Capital for Humans, inspired by Nobel laureate Gary Becker's legendary doctoral course. In conversation with host Tess Vigeland, he discusses how simple economic principles illuminate life's biggest matters, from parenting and marriage to jobs and schooling.

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