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January 29, 2026
Knocking down social housing helped poor children prosper
The Economist
January 29, 2026
What Tearing Down Housing Projects Did for Kids
The Atlantic
January 28, 2026
How Remaking the Neighborhood Could Boost Poor Kids’ Futures
The Wall Street Journal
January 28, 2026
This housing program helped kids escape poverty — by changing who they befriended
NPR
January 28, 2026
How to Bring Back the American Dream
The New York Times
September 8, 2025
The Benefits of a Good ZIP Code Aren’t Bunk
The Wall Street Journal
July 25, 2024
Class, race and the chances of outgrowing poverty in America
The Economist
July 25, 2024
Poor Black Kids Are Doing Better. Poor White Kids Are Doing Worse.
The Atlantic
July 25, 2024
What Gives Poor Kids a Shot at Better Lives? Economists Find an Unexpected Answer
The Wall Street Journal
August 16, 2023
Raj Chetty on social mobility in America | Washington Post Live Interview
The Washington Post
April 3, 2023
Seattle may have figured out how to get more poor people into better housing
Vox
September 24, 2020
Harvard’s Chetty Finds Economic Carnage in Wealthiest ZIP Codes
Bloomberg Businessweek, Ben Steverman
August 10, 2020
Coronavirus Economy: Using 'Big Data' To Track The Economic Impact Of The Pandemic
WBUR, Dorey Scheimer and Meghna Chakrabarti
October 15, 2019
Raj Chetty Discusses the Fading of the American Dream
PBS, Amanpour & Company
October 13, 2019
Miracle on the Mystic: Chelsea, Everett, and the New American Dream
Boston Globe, David Scharfenberg
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