Opportunity Insights
@OppInsights
A non-partisan research + policy institute based at @Harvard focused on improving economic opportunity. Led by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, & Nathaniel Hendren.
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🌟 Exciting Announcement! EdRedesign & Opportunity Insights are launching a doctoral research fellowship at Harvard University. Together, we're committed to advancing knowledge on economic opportunity, youth development, well-being & education. View the application: bit.ly/497Nnt6 Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)
**New Paper** The US spent $6.3 billion dollars to revitalize hundreds of public housing projects between 1993-2010. Did these investments transform high-poverty neighborhoods into mixed-income communities? Did subsidized renters benefit? #EconTwitter matthewstaiger.github.io/matthewstaiger…
Apply by March 23, 2024 to receive consideration for a 2024 Summer Course Fellowship!
bit.ly/3IdQMvH
Once again, we thank our organizational partners for helping to make this fully funded course possible: Opportunity Insights Federal Reserve
Prof. Chetty is in Stanford University to present the 2024 Arrow Lecture on Ethics and Leadership. This in-person talk is open to the public and followed by a discussion with David B. Grusky.
🗓️ Wed 3.13 @ 4:30PM PST
🔗to register: tinyurl.com/mryrbza9
🔗to a Q&A: tinyurl.com/499vmffh
Excited to host our #ByAllMeansHGSE senior fellows Sonali Nijhawan of @americorps, Alan Cohen of Child Poverty Action Lab & Dr. Russell Booker from SAM this week Harvard University! #cradletocareer Opportunity Insights Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)
Join Prof. Chetty this evening (4:10PM PT) for part II of his set of lectures UC Berkeley about how #bigdata can be used to inform #policy in the #housing , #highered , and #placebased spaces to create broader #opportunity for all.
Livestream 🔗: gradlectures.berkeley.edu/lecture/creati…
This week - Oct 25 & 26 - Prof. Chetty will be UC Berkeley for 2 lectures discussing #bigdata and the science of #economic #opportunity + policy examples that improve opportunity for all.
#housing #highered #placebased
Join in-person or via livestream! gradlectures.berkeley.edu/lecture/creati…
New coverage from the The New York Times of our recent College Admissions paper highlights how “students’ standardized test scores rise with their parents' incomes — and how disparities start years before students sit for tests.” nytimes.com/interactive/20…
The #AmericanDream , the idea that anyone can succeed, often feels just like that - a dream. In this episode of 'Say More,' Tulaine Montgomery tackles the issues with John N.Friedman, a professor of #economics at Brown University & Co-Director of Opportunity Insights.
🎧➡️ hubs.li/Q0267Fs20
I wrote a piece for The Atlantic about the growing perception that college is no longer worth it.
It's important for people to know that the value of a BA increases with work experience, peaking at ages 45-55.
Tuition (and loans) must be repaid long before that. College seems…
Excited to share new placebo test results that further support the movers exposure design as a tool to identify causal effects of neighborhoods. This memo shows the association between birth outcomes and neighborhood quality does not vary with age at move. opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/upl…