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

Washington, DC
Joined June 2009
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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 it’s not just what you know, but *who* you know that matters for getting ahead… 🧵 1/
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Next, we need to be careful that the policy solution doesn’t turn into reductive charity, with things like programs where high SES folks send their kids to “economically inclusive camps” for a few weeks in the summer. There’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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