The flagship report is structured around five chapters. Chapter 1 discusses why we should care about human capital, whether poor countries have increased their levels of human capital, and the importance of settings for human capital policy. Chapter 2 discusses human capital accumulation in the home. Chapter 3 discusses human capital accumulation in the neighborhood. Chapter 4 discusses human capital accumulation in the workplace. Chapter 5 discusses how to build more human capital at home, in neighborhoods, and at work.
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Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:
• OS: Windows 11 Enterprise
• Processor: INTEL(R) XEON(R) PLATINUM 8562Y+, 2800 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
• Memory available: 122 GB
Runtime: 30 minutes.
To reproduce the findings in this study, a new user needs to follow the next steps:
./Human-Capital-Flagship-2025.Rproj) included in the repository. Alternatively, if you do not open the R Project, the working directory will still be set automatically using the .here file included in the repository../master_flagship.R and run line 24 once to restore the package environment: renv::restore()./master_flagship.R (lines 32 and 37) and in the Workplaces master .do file ./Workplaces/code/01_master_file.do (line 54). Update these to match your local installation locations../master_flagship.R. Review the README files in each chapter directory for specific instructions; the path setup for each chapter depends on the working directory of the master R-Script.outputs for each chapter.Some data is restricted and has not been included in the reproducibility package. For more details, please refer to the README file.
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| Norbert Schady | World Bank | nschady@worldbank.org |
| Joana Silva | World Bank | jsilva@worldbank.org |
| Alaka Holla | World Bank | aholla@worldbank.org |
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| Norbert Schady | World Bank | nschady@worldbank.org |
| Reproducibility WBG | World Bank | reproducibility@worldbank.org |
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| Reproducibility WBG | DECDI | World Bank - Development Impact Department | Verification and preparation of metadata |
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