There's an evidence from a number of studies which show that where you grow up and the age at which you move to the suburbs or to a neighborhood that in general seems to have better conditions can really affect a child's outcomes. The kids who moved at young ages are dramatically better as adults. They're earning 30 percent more, they're 27 percent more likely to go to college, relative to the kids who stayed in the high poverty public housing projects. And so there's clear scientific evidence that you can change kids' outcomes just based on where they grow up.
Cities that tend of have better schools for middle-income families, they tend to have much better prospects for kids moving up in the income distribu… - Raj Chetty
Cities that tend of have better schools for middle-income families, they tend to have much better prospects for kids moving up in the income distribu…
- Raj Chetty
Atlanta's a good example of a city that's quite sprawling, where there's a sharp division between where blacks and whites live, between where low-inc… - Raj Chetty
Atlanta's a good example of a city that's quite sprawling, where there's a sharp division between where blacks and whites live, between where low-inc…
The data show we can do something about upward mobility. Every extra year of childhood spent in a better neighborhood seems to matter. - Raj Chetty
The data show we can do something about upward mobility. Every extra year of childhood spent in a better neighborhood seems to matter.
The solution for rising up kids in the income distributionlies is in creating better childhood environments for kids growing up, especially in low in… - Raj Chetty
The solution for rising up kids in the income distributionlies is in creating better childhood environments for kids growing up, especially in low in…
Every extra year you spend in a better environment makes you more likely to go to college, less likely to have a teenage pregnancy, makes you earn mo… - Raj Chetty
Every extra year you spend in a better environment makes you more likely to go to college, less likely to have a teenage pregnancy, makes you earn mo…
I would say basically the commonplace observation that kids aren't going to earn as much as their parents is now is a coin flip at this point. Are yo… - Raj Chetty
I would say basically the commonplace observation that kids aren't going to earn as much as their parents is now is a coin flip at this point. Are yo…
It is well known that unemployment benefits raise unemployment durations. - Raj Chetty
It is well known that unemployment benefits raise unemployment durations.
The latest research on social mobility showed that there's a large aggregate decline in the U.S. in your chances of earning more than your parents. B… - Raj Chetty
The latest research on social mobility showed that there's a large aggregate decline in the U.S. in your chances of earning more than your parents. B…
There's an evidence from a number of studies which show that where you grow up and the age at which you move to the suburbs or to a neighborhood that… - Raj Chetty
There's an evidence from a number of studies which show that where you grow up and the age at which you move to the suburbs or to a neighborhood that…
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