Gonzalo Schwarz
Gonzalo Schwarz, President and CEO of the Archbridge Institute, has written numerous articles and op-eds in that capacity, on topics ranging from the importance of entrepreneurship and the health of the American Dream to trends in economic mobility and inequality.
The Importance of Structural Factors in Understanding Economic Mobility
Gonzalo Schwarz, president and CEO of the Archbridge Institute, reviews the literature and examines recent studies on the importance of structural factors in understanding economic mobility. He finds that the analysis raises quite a few questions and notes that expanding the opportunity to climb the income ladder should be the main focus of the inequality and mobility debate.
Inaccurate reporting on social inequality makes matters worse
Writing in The Hill, Economics Professor and Nobel Laureate James Heckman and Archbridge President and CEO Gonzalo Schwarz, discuss the state of economic mobility research. Dismayed by the omission of previous academic findings in a recent Equality of Opportunity Project study (and its coverage in the media), Heckman and Schwarz highlight the importance of seeking consilience with previous research conclusions.
Social Mobility Confusion: The Battle for the American Dream
Gonzalo Schwarz, Archbridge Institute’s president and CEO writes on what proponents of liberty must do and where the public policy discussion can be bettered.
Do Poverty, Inequality, and Mobility Have a lot in Common? Not Really.
In an essay for Merion West, Archbridge President and CEO Gonzalo Schwarz argues that our public policy discourse should be careful not to intertwine the distinct concepts of poverty, inequality, and mobility. Schwarz notes that solutions to address these issues don’t necessarily overlap, and that sometimes policies meant to address one issue can negatively affect another.
All in With the American Dream
The American Dream has been alive for Gonzalo Schwarz, Archbridge President and CEO, ever since he first thought of moving to the United States. But after immigrating, he found that more and more of his adopted countrymen have lost faith in the Dream. Examining recent evidence, Gonzalo assesses whether the American Dream is alive and well, fading, or nonexistent.
Calling All Entrepreneurs to Rekindle the American Dream
Entrepreneurship and economic mobility go hand in hand. Policy solutions aimed to alleviate poverty should take into account the power of entrepreneurship in allowing people the opportunity to climb the income ladder. President and CEO Gonzalo Schwarz makes this case utilizing the latest research.