Director, Econ Mobility Policy @EquitableGrowth. Sociologist. Mobility, wealth/financial well-being, & racial equity. Fmr @UrbanInstitute. Personal account

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Earlier this week, Raj Chetty, @stroebel_econ & co-authors released a pair of papers looking at social capital and economic #mobility. Turns out itโ€™s not just what you know, but *who* you know that matters for getting aheadโ€ฆ ๐Ÿงต 1/
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Next, we need to be careful that the policy solution doesnโ€™t turn into reductive charity, with things like programs where high SES folks send their kids to โ€œeconomically inclusive campsโ€ for a few weeks in the summer. Thereโ€™s much deeper work to be done. /13
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Finally, while more meaningfully integrative institutions are important, they do not negate efforts to directly strengthen financial well-being for lower-income folks. We need more supportive institutions and more wealth. It's both/and. /end
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