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Introduction. Gonzalo Schwarz
1. Raising the Ladder: Increasing Income Mobility with Institutions and Incentives. Caspian Rehbinder and Erik Liss
2. Inclusive Growth and Income Mobility from a Dynamic Perspective. Martin Ågerup and Carl-Christian Heiberg
3. Slovakia Income Inequality: Focus on the Poor, Not the Rich. Radovan Ďurana
4. Welfare Beyond the State. Syed Kamall
5. The Unemployment Trap in Lithuania: Among the Highest in Europe. Lithuanian Free Market Institute

Gonzalo Schwarz is the President and CEO of the Archbridge Institute. Gonzalo specializes in researching and writing about the American Dream, social mobility, and entrepreneurship. Gonzalo has a BA in economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia and an MA in economics from George Mason University. Before founding the Archbridge Institute, Gonzalo was the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Atlas Network, where he worked for six year.
Caspian Rehbinder holds an MSc in political science from Stockholm University, Sweden, and is head of labor market policy at the free market think tank Timbro. His work is centered on labor migration and institutions.
Erik Liss is a PhD candidate in economics at Linköping University, Sweden, and affiliated with the Ratio Institute. His work is centered on social mobility and income inequality
Martin Ågerup is president of the Centre for Political Studies (CEPOS), an independent free market think tank based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has degrees in economics and economic history from the University of Bristol and in European economics from the University of Exeter. He has written four books.
Carl Heiberg is a senior economist at the Danish think tank CEPOS. He has a master's degree in economics from the University of Rochester and has previously held various positions at the Danish Ministry of Finance.
Radovan Ďurana is an economic policy analyst and cofounder of the Institute of Economic and Social Studies (INESS) based in Slovakia. He focuses on the topics of taxes, pensions, and public-sector financing. He has more than fifteen years of experience in analyzing, drafting, and communicating fiscal policies. He is a coauthor of four books, and he also comments on current issues in media (newspapers, TV, radio) on a daily basis. He has been a member of the Advisory Council of the Minister of Finance and member of various governmental working groups. His main goal is the promotion of freedom and voluntary cooperation.
Syed Kamall is a member of the UK House of Lords, a professor of politics and international relations at St. Mary's University, Twickenham, and was formerly the academic and research director at the Institute of Economic Affairs.
He works to highlight nonstate local community projects tackling poverty and social exclusion. He is also currently working on a project to build a network of local charities to help inspire and incubate more neighborhood nonstate projects. He has spoken at schools and youth clubs, hoping to inspire ambition and social mobility.
Lithuanian Free Market Institute. The mission of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI) in Lithuania is to promote individual freedom and responsibility, free markets, and limited government. Major programs for this organization include Government Watchdog; Leading Ideas, Inspiring Change; Municipal Performance Index for Freedom and Free Enterprise; Liberty Studies; Survey of Shadow Economy; Municipal Performance Index; and Price of the State.