About HCI
The mission of the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) is to advance interdisciplinary research on the role of human capital in human development to inform policy solutions to global challenges including poverty, women’s empowerment, and sustainable economic growth through investments in education and health.
HCI has three programs:
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- P.O.W.E.R (Program on Women’s Empowerment Research): investigates the causes and consequences of women’s empowerment on human well-being in low- and middle-income settings through evidence-based research.
- P.O.W.E.R (Program on Women’s Empowerment Research): investigates the causes and consequences of women’s empowerment on human well-being in low- and middle-income settings through evidence-based research.
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- Population Health Economics: supports research on the determinants of population health related to economic development and shifting disease burdens.
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- Political Economy of Human Capital: focuses on human capital issues at the intersection of political economy and development.