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Oct 2023
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Driving Upward Economic Mobility — with ...

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Pivot will return on Friday! In the meantime, we're bringing you an episode from another podcast in the Pivot universe: The Prof G Pod.

Raj Chetty, the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the Director of Opportunity Insights, joins Scott to discuss research around higher education, specifically how elite universities shape who succeeds in the US. We also hear about broader trends regarding upward economic mobility and the role a child’s environment plays in creating opportunities for growth.

Follow Prof Chetty’s work at Opportunity Insights here.

Don't forget to follow and subscribe to The Prof G Pod here!

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