…7. World Bank Panel Sunday 9/13, 10-11:30 am “The Role of Governments and Markets in Promoting Mobility and Ending Poverty” In 2013, the World Bank Group (WBG) declared two goals: ending extreme poverty by 2030 and achieving shared prosperity. This session will discuss the roles the government and the market will have to play to achieve these goals. What are the policies that can facilitate upward mobility among the poor? How much should we rely…

…stify the “impact of immigrants” in terms of the superficial status quo of American economic thought. American economic thought tends to evaluate social progress in terms of GDP growth, but this is not the only way to view social progress for a society. In my opinion, it can be dehumanizing. When it comes to immigration, we need to adopt a more imaginative economic vision. If we apply the Capabilities Approach, the focal point of our study becomes…