in chemical terms a human is no more valuable than fish meat or autumn leaves in terms of organs however the body is a gold mine they're worth an estimated one point seven million euros. on the black market that is whether the donor would see any of that some is another matter some people's body parts are worth even more. a soccer player cristiana rinaldo his legs for example are insured for one hundred forty million euros let's look at productivity as a measure. the term human capital was coined by a columnists to describe the economic value of human capacities. to some the term has connotations of slavery to others it reflects a progressive idea of employees as capital rather than expense what about