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When Harvard economist Raj Chetty and colleagues studied areas with high and low rates of mobility back in 2014, they were surprised to find that Charlotte ranked last among the 50 largest metropolitan areas when it came to the odds that low-income children in Charlotte would grow up to...
The Trump Administration implemented changes to the “public charge” test earlier this year, an evaluation of those applying for permanent residence to determine if they are likely to use public assistance in the future. The public charge test now considers assistance such as SNAP, Medicaid,...
During a presentation at the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival, Harvard economics professor Raj Chetty, who is also the Director of Opportunity Insights, discussed his research on the geography of opportunity and upward mobility in the United States. A recap of his session published in The Atlantic, a co-...
Vacancy rates, more so than median rents, are an important predictor of a voucher holder’s ability to lease up in high-quality neighborhoods, concludes researcher Gregg Colburn in a new journal article for Housing Studies. In “The effect of market conditions on the housing outcomes of subsidized...