Reformulating the Critique of Human Capital Theory

P Auerbach, F Green - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite criticism, human capital theory (HCT) has remained central for six decades to the
teaching and practice of economics. This paper reformulates the critique of HCT, focusing on …

Is the European Social Progress Index robust? Implications for the design of European Union regional Cohesion Policy

M Beltrán-Esteve, J Peiró-Palomino… - Regional …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The European Social Progress Index (EU-SPI) is a composite index launched
by the European Commission in 2016 to assess social progress. It is constructed using non …

Social progress around the world: trends and convergence

J Peiró-Palomino, AJ Picazo-Tadeo… - Oxford Economic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This paper assesses social progress in 139 countries over the period 1995–2017 following
the framework proposed by the Social Progress Imperative; a notable contribution is a …

The social progress on the development of global competitiveness

ÍCS de Carvalho, LC Di Serio… - Competitiveness …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to evaluate the competitiveness of nations and seeks to answer the
following research question: how does the competitiveness of nations include improvements …

The synergetic effect of economic complexity and governance on quality of life: policy thresholds

EA Hassanein, N Samak, S Abdelaziz - Humanities and Social …, 2024 - nature.com
This study aims to bridge the empirical research gap in governance-modulating effects on
the link between a country's productive structure and individuals' well-being. In doing so, this …

Impact of social progress on bank stability

A Bakhouche, TE Ghak - Global Business and Economics …, 2023 - inderscienceonline.com
This paper examines how social progress and its dimensions, ie, basic human needs,
foundations of well-being, and opportunity, play a significant role in sha** the financial …

Asociación multidimensional entre el progreso social de las juventudes y las instituciones económicas inclusivas

FB García, EJM Hernández… - Cuadernos de economía …, 2024 - dialnet.unirioja.es
706 Cuadernos de Economía, 43 (92), julio-diciembre 2024 ciaciones multidimensionales
existentes entre el índice de progreso social de las juventudes e indicadores asociados al …

Non-Linear Effect of Quality of Education on Social Development

M Iqbal, N Arshed, U Hanif - Pakistan Journal of Economic …, 2024 - journals.iub.edu.pk
Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies Page 1 Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 7(4)
2024, 318-329 318 ©2024 PJES, The Islamia University of Bahwalpur, Pakistan Non-Linear …

Cognitive Human Capital at a National Level for Social Progress: a Cross-country Test.

R Salahodjaev, B Djalilov - North American Journal of …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between human capital (cognitive
abilities) and social progress (SPI), using data from 165 countries over the period 2011 …

The Relationship between Social Progress and Economic Growth: Assessing Countries' Effectiveness in Translating Growth into Social Progress

L SARIYEVA - 2023 - unitesi.unipv.it
Abstract in inglese Numerous studies have highlighted the positive, and at times
bidirectional, relationship between human development and economic growth. However …