“The data show we can do something about upward mobility. Every extra year of childhood spent in a better neighborhood seems to matter.” YearsMatterShowsSeemsCan DoChildhoodDataExtrasNeighborhoodCan Do SomethingMobilityUpward Mobility Author:Raj Chetty
“The solution for rising up kids in the income distributionlies is in creating better childhood environments for kids growing up, especially in low income families. And so what means such things like schools, the quality of neighborhoods. If you think about what's gone on in Baltimore, it's a place of tremendous concentrated poverty. People aren't really seeing a path forward and I think revitalizing places like that can have a huge impact, even in the face of globalization and changes in technology.” PeopleThinkingMeanKidsSchoolQualityPovertyTechnologyGrowing UpPathEnvironmentChildhoodSolutionsNeighborhoodGlobalization Author:Raj Chetty