About
Raj Chetty is the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Director of Opportunity Insights, a research organization leveraging big data to study economic opportunity and mobility. His work spans public economics, social capital, and income inequality, with a focus on geographic and demographic disparities.
Chetty's research explores causal mechanisms in economic mobility, including neighborhood effects, educational access, and health disparities. Key projects include the Opportunity Atlas mapping intergenerational outcomes and analyses of social capital's role in mobility. His methodological contributions address bias correction in observational data and real-time economic tracking during crises.
Recent publications examine pandemic impacts on equity, neighborhood choice barriers, and innovation incentives. Collaborations leverage Facebook's social network data and Danish wealth records to understand structural drivers of mobility. Chetty's work bridges economics, sociology, and policy design to improve socioeconomic outcomes.
