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More Human Capital Requires More Economic Freedom

More Human Capital Requires More Economic Freedom
Frustrated factory workers can be enticed to invest in their own enrichment if constraints on human capital are relieved. UNIKYLUCKK/Shutterstock
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Few deny the importance of human capital (economists’ fancy word for education and skills) for economic development. This importance is obvious: Better-educated workers are more productive and can be more effectively combined with physical capital, thereby increasing the productivity of the former (and wages as a byproduct).

Vincent Geloso
Vincent Geloso
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Vincent Geloso, senior fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, is an assistant professor of economics at George Mason University. He obtained a doctorate in economic history from the London School of Economics.
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