From small business to financial literacy and civic engagement, Utah is a national leader in more ways than one. Add social mobility to the list.
According to our recent report, which Gov. Spencer Cox highlighted, Utah’s environment for social mobility — the ability to improve one’s life — is the very best in America.. There is no better place to live the American dream than in Utah, and that is worth celebrating.
While there are many layers involved in achieving social mobility, there is little consensus on the barriers to and opportunities for mobility. In truth, mobility comes down to a multitude of factors that are determined throughout one’s life, starting from birth, continuing through early childhood and into secondary education (and beyond), and it is also influenced during one’s adult life.
Taking into account the entire lifecycle, we created the Social Mobility Index for U.S. States, based on four key pillars: entrepreneurship and economic growth; institutions and the rule of law; education and skills development; and social capital. And, pillar by pillar, Utah stood out.
Continue reading at The Standard-Examiner.
Justin Callais, PhD, is the Chief Economist at the Archbridge Institute. He leads the institute’s “Social Mobility in the 50 States” project and conducts original research on economic mobility, economic freedom, economic development, and institutional analysis. Follow his work @JustinTCallais and subscribe to his newsletter, Debunking Degrowth.
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From small business to financial literacy and civic engagement, Utah is a national leader in more ways than one. Add social mobility to the list.
According to our recent report, which Gov. Spencer Cox highlighted, Utah’s environment for social mobility — the ability to improve one’s life — is the very best in America.. There is no better place to live the American dream than in Utah, and that is worth celebrating.
While there are many layers involved in achieving social mobility, there is little consensus on the barriers to and opportunities for mobility. In truth, mobility comes down to a multitude of factors that are determined throughout one’s life, starting from birth, continuing through early childhood and into secondary education (and beyond), and it is also influenced during one’s adult life.
Taking into account the entire lifecycle, we created the Social Mobility Index for U.S. States, based on four key pillars: entrepreneurship and economic growth; institutions and the rule of law; education and skills development; and social capital. And, pillar by pillar, Utah stood out.
Continue reading at The Standard-Examiner.
Justin T. Callais
Justin Callais, PhD, is the Chief Economist at the Archbridge Institute. He leads the institute’s “Social Mobility in the 50 States” project and conducts original research on economic mobility, economic freedom, economic development, and institutional analysis. Follow his work @JustinTCallais and subscribe to his newsletter, Debunking Degrowth.
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