The Geography of Upward Mobility in America
1:12:47Causal Effects of Neighborhoods
1:09:15Moving to Opportunity vs. Place-Based Approaches
1:49:58The American Dream in Historical Perspective
1:04:32Upward Mobility, Innovation, and Economic Growth
1:01:54Higher Education and Upward Mobility
53:31The Causal Effect of Colleges
55:20Primary Education
1:13:54Teachers and Charter Schools
1:12:55Racial Disparities in Economic Opportunity
1:13:25Improving Health Outcomes
1:08:13The Economics of Health Care and Insurance
1:20:49Improving Judicial Decisions
1:00:31Effects of Air and Water Pollution
1:11:40Policies to Mitigate Climate Change
1:31:49Income Taxation
53:58Behavioral Public Economics
1:13:57Institutions and Economic Development
1:11:07Upward Mobility, Innovation, and Economic Growth
William A. Ackman Professor of Public Economics
This lecture examines the empirical relationship between upward mobility, innovation rates, and macroeconomic growth, drawing on large-scale administrative data. It explores mechanisms by which policy interventions might foster increased economic opportunity.
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.
The American Dream in Historical Perspective
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