GDP Center hosts 2nd Annual Open House: Human Capital & Development
Thank you to all who joined us for our 2nd Annual Open House: Human Capital & Development at Boston University on Friday evening, September 20, 2019. Our core faculty of the newly launched Human Capital Initiative (HCI), Mahesh Karra, Patricia Cortes, Jacob Bor, Samuel Bazzi, and Rachel Brulé, presented their latest research and spoke about the significance of interdisciplinary, policy-oriented research on human capital.
The Human Capital Initiative (HCI) brings together interdisciplinary policy-oriented research that focuses on the role of human capital in shaping the social, political and economic opportunities of individuals and communities in low- and middle-income settings around the world.
- Program on Women’s Empowerment Research (POWER)
- Population Health Economics
- The Political Economy of Human Capital
Research that has been generated through HCI has served to inform policy in Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. In the past academic year, the HCI team has published 31 working papers, journal articles, and reports with 10 as part of the HCI working paper series.
The HCI Team engaged a standing-room only crowd at the GDP Center in a lively discussion about the future of development, current research projects, and opportunities for student involvement.
Following the presentations, a question-and-answer session and reception were held for those in attendance.
Watch the live-stream recording of the event here:
Learn more about the Human Capital Initiative
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