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September 6, 2024, Video: "How can we improve economic opportunities for children growing up in low-income families? This talk will present findings from a recent set of studies…
October 2023, Paper: "There's no higher compliment, in my view, for an academic than seeing that your work has had a real impact on people's lives, so this conference is…
Diversifying Society's Leaders? The Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges
July 2023, Paper: "Leadership positions in the U.S. are disproportionately held by graduates of a few highly selective private colleges. Could such colleges — which currently have…
May 1, 2023, Video: "Raj Chetty, the William A. Ackman Professor of Public Economics at Harvard University, was the featured guest at the Stony Brook University Presidential…
August 10, 2022, Video: "A new study reveals that cross-class connections are key to lifting children out of poverty. Behind the research is Raj Chetty, professor of economics at…
August 8, 2022, Audio: "In a pair of groundbreaking studies, Harvard economist Raj Chetty and a team of researchers find that cross-class friendships are a significant key to…
June 2022, Paper: "Targeting programs during childhood is the best way to increase upward economic mobility. A defining feature of the American Dream is upward mobility—the…
October 21, 2021, Paper: "Chairwoman Waters, Ranking Member McHenry, and members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to discuss the importance of affordable housing to…
April 28, 2021, Video: "Interview with Prof. Raj Chetty, William A. Ackman Professor of Economics, Harvard University and Director of Opportunity Insights on 28 April, 2021."
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October 21, 2020, Video: "Vanderbilt University’s Data Science Institute, Department of Economics and Public Policy Studies program, in partnership with the nonpartisan public…