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. Vincent Geloso is an assistant professor of economics at George Mason University. As an economic historian, he specializes in the historical measurement of living standards and inequality, public economics, and political economy.

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.

Vittorio Nastasi is the director of criminal justice policy at Reason Foundation.

Resources

Social Mobility in the 50 States

Intergenerational Mobility, Social Capital, and Economic Freedom

Economic Mobility, the Rule of Law, and Property Rights Protection