In the fifth episode of our Economics of Flourishing series, Archbridge CEO Gonzalo Schwarz is joined by three experts, Dr. Katharine Stevens, Dr. Preston Cooper, and Dr. Justin Callais, to discuss the importance of education, parent stability, and skills development for human flourishing. From early childhood interventions to the return on investment from colleges and universities, they explore how education relates to social mobility. They also discuss how these measurements are used in the Archbridge Institute's "Social Mobility in the 50 States" report.
About the Series
At the Archbridge Institute, we define the "economics of flourishing" as the study of how markets, people, organizations, and institutions support the economic foundations of social mobility and human flourishing.
About the Experts
Dr. Katharine Stevens is the founder and president of the Center on Child and Family Policy.
Dr. Preston Cooper is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where his work focuses on higher education policy and reform.
Dr. Justin Callais is the chief economist at the Archbridge Institute and an assistant professor of economics at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is the lead researcher for the institute's Social Mobility in the 50 States project.
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