Raj Chetty, the economist behind the national study that once ranked Charlotte 50th for upward mobility, says his research ...

While racial gaps remain, a new study finds that rates of marriage and employment in a community most affect upward mobility.

Harvard University economist Raj Chetty has spent more than a decade working to understand ... a Harvard-based institute that studies how to improve upward mobility. The research also documents a ...

A recent study from Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights analyzes changes in economic opportunity using new data on 57 ...

In July, Opportunity Insights, led by Harvard economist Raj Chetty, published "Changing ... tasked with improving Charlotte’s upward and economic mobility. We’ll dive into what this updated ...

At just 36 years old, economist Raj Chetty is already known for his findings ... “How do we promote success and upward mobility?” she asked. “People are trapped and not able to move up ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Preston Cooper writes about the economics of higher education. Are colleges engines of upward mobility? The preeminent expert on upward ...

On Friday, top leaders in Charlotte’s private sector held a forum on how to improve upward mobility in the Queen City. Ten years ago, Charlotte ranked last among 50 cities in economic mobility. It now ...

Charlotte showed major improvement in the recently updated Chetty economic mobility study ... was produced by Harvard University economist Raj Chetty and his Opportunity Insights research team ...

Rippel has dedicated much of his professional life to solving that problem, creating the sort of economic mobility that helps ...

In 2013, Harvard economics professor Raj Chetty calculated upward mobility across the United States. By analyzing anonymous earnings records from million of people born from 1980 to 1982 ...

There is evidence lower levels of inequality are correlated with higher overall economic growth, writes Lynn Forester de ...