Lecture 01 The Geography of Upward Mobility in America
1:12:47Lecture 02 Causal Effects of Neighborhoods
1:09:15Lecture 03 Moving to Opportunity vs. Place-Based Approaches
1:49:58Lecture 04 The American Dream in Historical Perspective
1:04:32Lecture 05 Upward Mobility, Innovation, and Economic Growth
1:01:54Lecture 06 Higher Education and Upward Mobility
53:31Lecture 07 The Causal Effect of Colleges
55:20Lecture 8: Primary Education (ECON 1152)
1:13:54Lecture 9: Teachers and Charter Schools (ECON 1152)
1:12:55Lecture 10: Racial Disparities in Economic Opportunity (ECON 1152)
1:13:25Lecture 11: Improving Health Outcomes (ECON 1152)
1:08:13Lecture 12: The Economics of Health Care and Insurance (ECON 1152)
1:20:49Lecture 13: Improving Judicial Decisions (ECON 1152)
1:00:31Lecture 14: Effects of Air and Water Pollution (ECON 1152)
1:11:40Lecture 15: Policies to Mitigate Climate Change (ECON 1152)
1:31:49Lecture 16: Income Taxation (ECON 1152)
53:58Lecture 17: Behavioral Public Economics (ECON 1152)
1:13:57Lecture 18: Institutions and Economic Development (ECON 1152)
1:11:07Lecture 8: Primary Education (ECON 1152)
This lecture examines empirical findings from large-scale datasets to analyze the impact of primary education systems on long-term economic mobility and opportunity. Students will learn methods for evaluating educational interventions.
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.
Lecture 07 The Causal Effect of Colleges
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