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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.

 

Resources

Social Mobility in the 50 States

State Occupational Licensing Index