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Thewissen, Stefan

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Last updated: January 31, 2023
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Stefan Thewissen currently is a research fellow at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and will join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as a labour market economist in June 2018. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Nuffield College and the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) at the University of Oxford. He has consulted for the World Bank, OECD, and the Global Fund, and is interested in inclusive growth, labour market trends, social protection, and health, both in developed and developing countries.

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    Fair Progress?: Economic Mobility Across Generations Around the World
    (Washington, DC: World Bank, 2018-05-09) Narayan, Ambar; Van der Weide, Roy; Cojocaru, Alexandru; Lakner, Christoph; Redaelli, Silvia; Mahler, Daniel Gerszon; Ramasubbaiah, Rakesh Gupta N.; Thewissen, Stefan
    Fair Progress? Economic Mobility Across Generations Around the World looks at an issue that has gotten much attention in the developed world, but with, for the first time, new data and analysis covering most of the world, including developing economies. The analysis examines whether those born in poverty or in prosperity are destined to remain in the same economic circumstances into which they were born, and looks back over a half a century at whether children’s lives are better or worse than their parents’ in different parts of the world. It suggests local, national, and global actions and policies that can help break the cycle of poverty, paving the way for the next generation to realize their potential and improve their lives.