{"id":3135,"date":"2018-02-20T11:24:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T16:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/?page_id=3135"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:48:20","slug":"human-capital-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/research\/human-capital-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Capital Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Human Capital Initiative <\/strong>(HCI) advances interdisciplinary research on the role of human capital in human development to inform policy solutions to global challenges including poverty, women\u2019s empowerment and sustainable economic growth through investments in education and health.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"attachment24552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment24552\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 528px;\"><a href=\"\/gdp\/files\/2023\/07\/16th-International-Conference-on-Migration-and-Development.png\"><\/a>Explore the research programs<\/h2>\n<p><!-- CUSTOM CSS --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<style>.gegi-custom .col-sm-margin-half { position: relative; 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Evidence from Lesotho<\/a><\/h4>\n<span class=\"date\">May 05, 2026<\/span>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">\r\nStarting school at an older age may result in greater health, educational, and economic well-being among children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to... <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2026\/05\/05\/later-entrance-into-primary-school-may-improve-education-health-and-economic-outcomes-in-low-income-countries-the-case-of-lesotho\/\">[ More ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"post_32516\">\n<h4 class=\"news_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2026\/03\/17\/informality-is-africas-reality-and-its-policy-challenge-takeaways-from-the-ishi-africa-taskforce\/\">Informality Is Africa\u2019s Reality, And Its Policy Challenge: Takeaways from the ISHi &#8211; Africa Task Force<\/a><\/h4>\n<span class=\"date\">March 17, 2026<\/span>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">Across sub-Saharan Africa, informality is not the exception, but the economic reality. Four out of five workers in sub-Saharan Africa earn their living through the... <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2026\/03\/17\/informality-is-africas-reality-and-its-policy-challenge-takeaways-from-the-ishi-africa-taskforce\/\">[ More ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"post_32473\">\n<h4 class=\"news_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2026\/03\/11\/request-for-proposals-human-capital-initiative-phd-summer-fieldwork-fellowships\/\">Human Capital Initiative PhD Summer Fieldwork Fellowships<\/a><\/h4>\n<span class=\"date\">March 11, 2026<\/span>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">\r\n\r\nApplications are now closed.\r\n\r\nThe Human Capital Initiative (HCI) at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center is pleased to announce the PhD student-led field research... <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2026\/03\/11\/request-for-proposals-human-capital-initiative-phd-summer-fieldwork-fellowships\/\">[ More ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"post_32297\">\n<h4 class=\"news_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2026\/02\/11\/the-human-capital-initiative-announces-the-winners-of-the-2026-collaborative-grant-award\/\">The Human Capital Initiative Announces the Winners of the 2026 Collaborative Grant Award<\/a><\/h4>\n<span class=\"date\">February 11, 2026<\/span>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">\r\n\r\nThe Human Capital Initiative (HCI) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 Collaborative Grant award to advance innovative, policy-oriented research and support faculty-led... <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2026\/02\/11\/the-human-capital-initiative-announces-the-winners-of-the-2026-collaborative-grant-award\/\">[ More ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"col-centered\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/gdp\/publications\/hci-news-and-publications\/\">View more news<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics --><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=UA-118442141-1\"><\/script><script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-118442141-1');<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Human Capital Initiative (HCI) advances interdisciplinary research on the role of human capital in human development to inform policy solutions to global challenges including poverty, women\u2019s empowerment and sustainable economic growth through investments in education and health. 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