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Filipe Campante and David Yanagizawa-Drott

Filipe Campante is associate professor of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School. David Yanagizawa-Drott is professor of development and emerging markets, University of Zurich.

Latest articles by Filipe Campante and David Yanagizawa-Drott

The Big Idea
Did declining social mobility cause Trump’s rise? In a word, no.Did declining social mobility cause Trump’s rise? In a word, no.
The Big Idea

Contrary to conventional wisdom, places where children out-earn their parents tended to vote for Trump.

By Filipe Campante and David Yanagizawa-Drott