In this episode, Greta Scott, Roeland Endtz and Aria Guevara have the honour of interviewing the leading analyst of the welfare state, Professor Gøsta Esping-Andersen and taking a tour of his vast body of work. How did Esping-Andersen come up with the famous Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism? What makes men take on more housework? Why are highly educated women more likely to remain single but highly educated couples less likely to divorce? What is the biggest precondition for developing cognitive skills later in life? This episode was recorded on the 9th of May 2023 on the Poblenou Campus of Pompeu Fabra University.
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