The Effects of Economic Freedom on Income Mobility

The Effects of Economic Freedom on Income Mobility

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About the Webinar

If we care about social mobility, we are told, we should care about income inequality. While true, this statement omits the crucial role of economic freedom. If anything, the role of economic freedom is more important than inequality in securing upward mobility for the poorest in society.

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About the Speaker

Vincent Geloso

Vincent Geloso, Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute, is an Assistant Professor of Economics at George Mason University and earned his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. Previously, he was assistant professor of economics at King's University College and Bates College. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Montreal.

Professor Geloso specializes in the measurement of living standards today and in the distant past. He combines his specialization in economic history with a specialization in political economy in order to explain differences in living standards over time and space. His most recent articles have been published in Public Choice, Explorations in Economic History, European Review of Economic History, Contemporary Economic Policy and Southern Economic Journal. He has also authored opinion articles in the Journal de Montréal, Journal de Québec, National Post, Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Gazette, Le Devoir, La Presse, Le Soleil, and Huffington Post Québec.

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