As more evidence shows that neighborhood-level factors heavily impact future outcomes, place-based policies should use more accurate measurements to ensure persistently poor places don’t fall through the cracks.
One idea of the American dream is upward mobility: People raised in a poor family can escape poverty and succeed. Harvard economist Raj Chetty has done better research than anyone on the factors behind upward mobility.
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