Conversations with a wide variety of scholars, writers, and community leaders interested in exploring the American Dream, human flourishing, and everything in between. A product of the Archbridge Institute, we strive to bring listeners the best insights from both inside and outside the policy world on the barriers holding back personal achievement and how they can be lifted so each person has the opportunity to live a better, richer, and fuller life.
In the seventh episode of our Economics of Flourishing series, Archbridge CEO Gonzalo Schwarz is joined by Dr. Clay Routledge, the institute's Vice President of Research and Director of the Human Flourishing Lab, to discuss individual agency. They talk about the concept of "existential agency" and the need for an outward, action-oriented view of well-being to overcome barriers to human flourishing. They also discuss agency's role in helping people achieve upward mobility by seeking to fulfill their human potential.
30 Oct 2024
The Economics of Flourishing: On Social Capital
In the sixth episode of our Economics of Flourishing series, Archbridge CEO Gonzalo Schwarz is joined by two scholars and a philanthropy practitioner to talk about the importance of social capital for human flourishing. Speaking with Dr. Justin Callais, Dr. Alicia Plemmons, and Elizabeth McGuigan, he delves into the theory of social capital, the latest research, and its effects on social mobility. Other topics include the roles of nonprofit organizations, bottom-up community solutions, economic freedom, and charity regulations on building social capital. They also discuss how these measurements are used in the Archbridge Institute's "Social Mobility in the 50 States" report.
27 Sept 2024
The Economics of Flourishing: On Education and Early Childhood
In the fifth episode of our Economics of Flourishing series, Archbridge CEO Gonzalo Schwarz is joined by three experts, Dr. Katharine Stevens, Dr. Preston Cooper, and Dr. Justin Callais, to discuss the importance of education, parent stability, and skills development for human flourishing. From early childhood interventions to the return on investment from colleges and universities, they explore how education relates to social mobility. They also discuss how these measurements are used in the Archbridge Institute's "Social Mobility in the 50 States" report.
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