Thinking, Fast and Slow: Heuristics, Biases, and Judgment Under Uncertainty
Daniel Kahneman · 1:02:26
Nobel Lecture: From Cashews to Nudges — The Evolution of Behavioral Economics
Richard H. Thaler · 49:45
The Geography of Upward Mobility in America
Raj Chetty · 1:12:47
Causal Effects of Neighborhoods
Raj Chetty · 1:09:15
Nobel Lecture: An Evolving Economic Force — Women in the Labor Market
Claudia Goldin · 31:17
The Geography of Upward Mobility in America
William A. Ackman Professor of Public Economics
This lecture introduces empirical methods to analyze intergenerational income mobility in the United States, drawing on the Opportunity Atlas dataset to map geographic variations in economic outcomes. It examines the role of local factors in shaping children's adult earnings relative to their parents.
Lecture materials and videos for a course taught at Harvard University entitled “Using Big Data Solve Economic and Social Problems.” This course provides a simple introduction to the work of Opportunity Insights and related topics in a manner that does not require any prior background in Economics or Statistics. The course was taught by Raj Chetty and Gregory Bruich in Spring 2019, and, with an enrollment of 375 students, was one of the largest classes in the university.
Nobel Lecture: From Cashews to Nudges — The Evolution of Behavioral Economics
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