In the third episode of our Economics of Flourishing series, Archbridge CEO Gonzalo Schwarz is joined by three great economists, Dr. Ufuk Akcigit, Dr. Noah Trudeau, and Dr. Justin Callais, to discuss entrepreneurship and business dynamism. They delve into how entrepreneurship affects social mobility and human flourishing, the current state of business dynamism in the United States, how occupational licensing affects entrepreneurship and mobility, and their latest research projects. 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. Justin Callais is a research fellow 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.
Dr. Ufuk Akcigit is the Arnold C. Harberger Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and one of the world’s leading experts on business dynamism. He recently partnered with Intuit Quickbooks to develop a Small Business Index.
Dr. Noah Trudeau is a research fellow at the Archbridge Institute and an assistant professor of data analytics at Troy University. He is a co-author of the institute's annual State Occupational Licensing Index.
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