Raj Chetty

Professor

Stanford University

Raj Chetty is a professor of economics at Stanford University and codirector of the Public Economics group at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Chetty is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and the John Bates Clark medal, given by the American Economic Association to the best American economist under age 40.

Neighborhoods are an important source of economic mobility. As we think about their potential as springboards, their impact on children should be one of the first considerations.

Raj Chetty