A non-partisan research + policy institute based at @Harvard focused on improving economic opportunity. Led by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, & Nathaniel Hendren.
Cambridge, MA
Joined March 2018
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We’re Opportunity Insights, a nonpartisan research + policy institute located at @Harvard. Led by economists Raj Chetty, @John_N_Friedman & @NHendren82, our mission is to translate insights from scientific research into policy change via an interdisciplinary approach to #BigData
How can we evaluate programs without running a costly RCT every time? Our new paper introduces Digital Twins.
✅ Validated against 37 workforce-training RCTs
✅ Closely matches experimental estimates
✅ Faster, lower-cost evaluation across cohorts
📄 opportunityinsights.org/pape…
Interested in applying Digital Twins to your program?
We're looking to partner with workforce training providers, higher education institutions, and other organizations interested in using these methods to better understand program impacts.
📧 [email protected]
Reminder - Applications for @OppInsights's predoctoral fellowship that begins summer 2027 are due October 1st. More info on this opportunity below.
We are hiring several full-time predoctoral #research fellows to start in summer 2027. If you are considering a PhD, interested in #bigdata, #economicopportunity, or #mobility scholarship, a #predoc fellowship at @OppInsights could be a great next step. opportunityinsights.org/join…
Raj Chetty joins the Edward E. Ford Foundation on 10/15 for the virtual launch of its ACCESS initiative: a conversation on financial aid and widening access to independent schools.
🗓️ Thurs 10/15, 12:30pm ET | 📍 Virtual
We are hiring several full-time predoctoral #research fellows to start in summer 2027. If you are considering a PhD, interested in #bigdata, #economicopportunity, or #mobility scholarship, a #predoc fellowship at @OppInsights could be a great next step. opportunityinsights.org/join…
Applications for our summer 2027 predoctoral research fellowship are due October 1, 2026. Join our webinar to find out more about this opportunity!
🗓️Tuesday, September 15, 2026
🕑 3:00 PM ET
🔗 to register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Throughout the coming school year, they'll bring these ideas into their classrooms and help shape new resources for K-12 education.
🔗 Learn more: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
🔜REMINDER:
Submit papers or extended abstracts for @OppInsights' 5th Annual Mobility Conference by this Saturday (8/1/2026).
🔗Learn more about the conference: opportunityinsights.org/upda…
📢 ICYMI, Raj Chetty recently delivered the Yrjö Jahnsson Lectures in Finland, synthesizing 15+ years of research on economic mobility.
The 2 lectures dig into the drivers of economic opportunity, the role of social capital, and policies to scale mobility.
🚀 We’re launching Opportunity Insights in Classrooms, a new effort to bring research on economic mobility into classrooms and expand who engages with this work. ⬇️
📢 Also introducing our inaugural Opportunity Fellows cohort: 24 educators working with us to bring real-world data into teaching.
Learn more:
🔗 opportunityinsights.org/clas…
The launch of DREAM ON from EdRedesign is tomorrow! The premiere highlights @CISNational and draws on research by OI affiliates Jamie Gracie & Benjamin Goldman on place-based supports for students.
🗓️ May 5, 12pm ET
🔗 shorturl.at/gUm3S
📢 OI’s Winter ’26 Newsletter is live!
This issue covers:
🔎 New research on the HOPE VI program
🚀 Launch of the Opportunity Fellows Teaching Fellowship
📚 A presentation and discussion of our new @CISNational research with its program leaders
and more!
🚀 New Initiative: The Opportunity Fellows Teacher Fellowship Program!
OI is partnering with educators nationwide to co‑design classroom resources using big‑data tools like the Opportunity Atlas to help students explore inequality + economic mobility.
Seeking teachers in civics, econ, stats, or data science — we’d love to have you.
🔗to learn more and apply (deadline April 6, 2026): shorturl.at/xMxgQ
🎧 Join an upcoming info session on 3/19: shorturl.at/stXkn