Podcast episode: 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.
Toolkit Resources
RESEARCH
- “Social Mobility in the 50 States” by Justin Callais and Gonzalo Schwarz (download)
- “Economic Mobility, Business Dynamism, and Barriers to Entrepreneurship” by Justin Callais (download)
- “What Happened to U.S. Business Dynamism?” by Ufuk Akcigit and Sina T. Ates (download)
- “State Occupational Licensing Index 2024” by Noah Trudeau, Edward Timmons, and Sebastian Anastasi (download)
- “Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Index” by Ufuk Akcigit (download)
- “State Business Tax Climate Index” by the Tax Foundation (download)
- “Pro-Market Reforms Promote Economic Mobility: The Case of Alberta” by Justin Callais, Vincent Geloso, and Alicia Plemmons (download)
COMMENTARY
- “The Economics of Human Flourishing” by Gonzalo Schwarz (read article)
- “To Help the Poor, We Must Remove Barriers to Social Mobility and Improve Tax Climates” by Gonzalo Schwarz and Daniel Bunn (read article)
- “No License, No Problem” by Noah Trudeau (read article)
- “The United States Isn’t the United States Without Economic Dynamism” by Gonzalo Schwarz (read article)
OTHER RESOURCES
- “Economic Dynamism” from the Economic Innovation Group (website)
- Knee Regulatory Research Center (website)
- “Removing and Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Entrepreneurs” featuring Justin Callais at the American Legislative Exchange Council (watch presentation)