Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Reminder - Applications for Opportunity Insights's predoctoral fellowship that begins summer 2027 are due October 1st. More info on this opportunity below. 000
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Raj 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 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We 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 Opportunity Insights could be a great next step. opportunityinsights.org/joinourteam/opportunityinsights.orgCareers | Opportunity InsightsJoin us in our mission to revive the American Dream 156
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 04/08/2026We're excited to launch our inaugural Opportunity Fellows cohort. 122
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 27/07/2026🔜REMINDER: Submit papers or extended abstracts for Opportunity Insights's 5th Annual Mobility Conference by this Saturday (8/1/2026). 🔗Learn more about the conference: opportunityinsights.org/updates/2026...opportunityinsights.org2026 Conference on Economic Mobility | Opportunity InsightsOpportunity Insights supports policymakers, practitioners, and communities to use our research and data to develop evidence-based solutions for improved economic mobility. 000
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 15/07/2026📢 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. 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 19/05/2026🚀 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. ⬇️ 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The launch of DREAM ON from EdRedesign is tomorrow! The premiere highlights Communities in Schools and draws on research by OI affiliates Jamie Gracie & Benjamin Goldman on place-based supports for students. 🗓️ May 5, 12pm ET 🔗 edredesign.org/events/dream...edredesign.orgScreening and Q&A: The Premiere of “DREAM ON”The EdRedesign Lab serves as a catalyst advancing the cradle-to-career field by promoting cross-sector community-based systems of support and opportunity for all children, especially those affected by... 000
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 12/03/2026📢 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 Communities in Schools research with its program leaders and more! 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 06/03/2026🚀 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. 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Join @oppinsights.bsky.social, Bloomberg Center for Cities, and The EdRedesign Lab (HGSE) next week for a discussion about closing opportunity gaps for low-income students through place-based, personalized supports. Details below ⬇️ 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Reminder - Applications for @oppinsights.bsky.social's predoctoral fellowship that begins summer 2026 are due February 4th. More info on this opportunity below. 000
Reposted by Opportunity InsightsJustin Lahart @jdlahart.bsky.social · 29/01/2026New work from @oppinsights.bsky.social finds that the HOPE VI program improved kids outcomes. The reason: Whereas the projects HOPE VI replaced were isolated from the surrounding community, the new housing wasn't. 1/2 www.wsj.com/economy/hous...wsj.comHow Remaking the Neighborhood Could Boost Poor Kids’ FuturesA 1990s government initiative to replace housing projects with mixed-income developments gave children an economic lift as adults, new research finds. 143
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Today, @oppinsights.bsky.social released new research about how low-opportunity neighborhoods can be transformed to offer improved mobility for low-income children using insights from the $17 billion HOPE VI program. 110
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 05/01/2026We are hiring several full-time predoctoral #research fellows to start in summer 2026. If you are considering a PhD, interested in #bigdata, #economicopportunity, or #mobility scholarship, a #predoc fellowship at @oppinsights.bsky.social could be a great next step. 110
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 19/12/2025📢 OI’s Fall ’25 Newsletter is live! 🔎 New research on personalized student supports 📊 4th Annual Mobility Conference highlights 🌎 Global research + local journalism initiative Read now: shorturl.at/tQ30D Subscribe: shorturl.at/ENUDUshorturl.atOpportunity Insights Fall 2025 Newsletter 010
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 15/12/2025📚 Today, @oppinsights.bsky.social , in partnership with The EdRedesign Lab (HGSE), released new research about successful approaches to improve outcomes for low-income students, evaluating insights from Communities in Schools. 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 24/11/2025📢We’re hiring a Data Scientist! Use big data to shape policies that boost economic mobility. 📍Cambridge, MA | Hybrid 🔗Link to apply: shorturl.at/dQ6Gl #DataScience #EconomicMobility #Hiringshorturl.at 052
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Raj Chetty will be presenting insights from combining experimental and observational data at the @princetonecon.bsky.social Notestein Seminar Series today. This talk is open to the public. 📍Robertson Hall (100 Arthur Lewis Auditorium) 🕐 10/7, 12 pm - 1 pm EST 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 01/10/2025📢 OI’s Summer ’25 Newsletter is out! 🔎 Inside: new research on disparities in credit access, how leaders are using OI data, a new local journalism initiative, and how wealth shapes access at elite colleges. 📰 Read: shorturl.at/dz7h2 📬 Sign up: shorturl.at/Iscb7shorturl.atOpportunity Insights Summer 2025 Newsletter 011
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Reminder - Applications for @oppinsights.bsky.social's predoctoral fellowship that begins summer 2026 are due October 1st. More info on this opportunity below. 000
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 08/09/2025📍 ZIP codes matter. Raj Chetty, Eric Chyn, Stefanie DeLuca, John Friedman, Nathan Hendren, Larry Katz, and Bruce Sacerdote respond to claims that neighborhoods don’t shape children’s outcomes. The evidence says otherwise. 164
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 02/09/2025We are hiring several full-time predoctoral #research fellows to start in summer 2026. If you are considering a PhD, interested in #bigdata, #economicopportunity, or #mobility scholarship, a #predoc fellowship at Opportunity Insights could be a great next step. opportunityinsights.org/joinourteam/opportunityinsights.orgCareers | Opportunity InsightsJoin us in our mission to revive the American Dream 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 22/08/2025📢Just launched: The Economic Opportunity Lab! We're partnering with @lma-lmf.bsky.social & Comcast to support local journalism on economic mobility using OI’s data tools like the Opportunity Atlas. 🗺️Cities include Chicago, Miami, Philly, DC & the Bay Area. 120
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 12/08/2025👀Want to learn more about the incredible leaders across the U.S. who are using OI data to improve opportunity in their communities? Explore examples of data-driven policies and programs across housing, philanthropy, education, and more at: opportunityinsights.org/community-im...opportunityinsights.orgCommunity Impacts | Opportunity InsightsThese examples highlight how individuals and organizations across the country are putting this data into action in their own communities—across areas like housing, education, philanthropy, and more. 130
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 21/07/2025The NBER Methods lectures are happening this week! Find details on how you can tune into Prof. Chetty and Prof. Kosuke Imai's presentations here⬇️ 011
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Missed it live? Yesterday, OI Co-Director Nathan Hendren presented new research on credit access in the U.S. at the NBER Summer Institute. You can now watch the full presentation and explore the findings. 📺Watch: shorturl.at/CIwZr 📚Explore: shorturl.at/gigaeshorturl.atYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 021
Reposted by Opportunity InsightsDan Herbst @danherbst.bsky.social · 17/07/20251/ New working paper with Trevor Bakker, @stefanie-deluca.bsky.social, Eric English, Jamie Fogel, and Nathan Hendren: We use newly linked Census, IRS, and credit bureau data to explore differences in credit access by race, class, and hometown. djh1202.github.io/website/cre... 🧵... 2198
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Nathan Hendren will be presenting this new research at the NBER Summer Institute today, July 17, at 10:45 am EST. Tune in on YouTube: 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t2F...youtube.comHousehold FinanceYouTube video by NBER 010
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Today, @oppinsights.bsky.social released new research illuminating differences in credit access across the U.S. by race, class, and where you grow up. 🔗 shorturl.at/PxYvHshorturl.atCredit Access in the United States | Opportunity InsightsOpportunity Insights supports policymakers, practitioners, and communities to use our research and data to develop evidence-based solutions for improved economic mobility. 123
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 14/07/2025📢 Just a few weeks left! Submit your paper by Aug 1st to be part of our 4th Annual Conference on Economic Opportunity (Oct 9–10), featuring opening remarks from Raj Chetty and a keynote by Dave Autor. A great platform for both junior and senior scholars to share their work. ⬇️ 111
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Interested in using intermediate outcomes to better understand causal mechanisms and predict long-term impacts of interventions? Join Prof. Chetty and Prof. Kosuke Imai at the NBER Methods lectures: 📅 Thursday, 7/24, 3 pm 📍 Cambridge, MA for NBER SI attendees, or virtually ⬇️ 153
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 01/07/2025🌸 OI’s Spring ’25 newsletter is here! 🔎 Explore our new research in standardized testing and new measurement methods, see how local leaders and communities are integrating OI data into mobility strategies, and more! 🔗 us8.forward-to-friend.com/forward/prev...us8.forward-to-friend.comOpportunity Insights Spring 2025 Newsletter 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 09/06/2025🚨We're hiring at Opportunity Insights! Join the OI team at Harvard and help advance research that drives economic mobility. Read more about these two exciting openings below ⬇️ 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 19/05/2025📣We’re hosting our 4th annual conference on economic opportunity on October 9-10 with opening remarks from Raj Chetty and a Keynote from @davidautor.bsky.social. This is an excellent opportunity for both junior and senior scholars to share their work. ⬇️ 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 19/05/2025New @oppinsights.bsky.social paper by Athey, Chetty, and Imbens develops a new method of estimating treatment effects on long-term outcomes -- the Experimental Selection Correction (ESC) Estimator. 🔗https://opportunityinsights.org/paper/esc-estimator/ 111
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 25/04/2025📢If you work in local government, check out ICMA's exciting new opportunity to drive real change on economic mobility. Join the Q&A on April 30 to learn more about hosting a Special Assistant through ICMA’s EMO Program! ⬇️ 110
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Tune into Prof. Chetty's virtual seminar with the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (UPenn) on the science of economic opportunity. 🔗 to register: tinyurl.com/chetty430 🗓️ 12 pm EST, 4/30/25 020
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Check out Prof. Chetty's latest discussion on using big data to understand and address upward mobility. Thank you @ineteconomics.bsky.social for having us!youtube.comCan Data Rebuild the American Dream?YouTube video by New Economic Thinking 010
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 02/04/2025🚀 OI’s Winter ’25 newsletter is here! Dive into a chat with Prof. Chetty on leveraging big data for mobility, explore new social capital research in the UK, discover exciting city partnerships using OI data, and more! mailchi.mp/opportunityi... 100
Opportunity Insights @oppinsights.bsky.social · 28/03/2025We’re Opportunity Insights, a nonpartisan research + policy institute located at @harvard.edu. Led by economists Raj Chetty, John Friedman & Nathan Hendren, our mission is to translate insights from scientific research into policy change via an interdisciplinary approach to #BigData 141