NPR: economic mobility https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=652522480 economic mobility en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:19:32 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: economic mobility https://www.npr.org/tags/652522480/economic-mobility The secret to upward mobility: Friends Who your friends are may be the key to your economic success story. In a groundbreaking study by Harvard researchers, find out why cross-class friendships may be the key ingredient to the American Dream. Mon, 08 Aug 2022 18:40:19 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/08/08/1116398427/the-secret-to-upward-mobility-friends https://www.npr.org/2022/08/08/1116398427/the-secret-to-upward-mobility-friends

Who your friends are may be the key to your economic success story. In a groundbreaking study by Harvard researchers, find out why cross-class friendships may be the key ingredient to the American Dream.

]]> Greg Rosalsky Zipcode Destiny: The Persistent Power Of Place And Education There's a core belief embedded in the story of the United States — the American Dream. Today we look at the state of that dream as we revisit our 2018 conversation with economist Raj Chetty. We'll ask some questions that carry big implications: can you put an economic value on a great kindergarten teacher? How is it that two children living just a few blocks from each other can have radically different chances in life? And what gives Salt Lake City an edge over Cleveland when it comes to offering people better prospects than their parents? Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:49:35 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/12/09/786469762/zipcode-destiny-the-persistent-power-of-place-and-education https://www.npr.org/2019/12/09/786469762/zipcode-destiny-the-persistent-power-of-place-and-education

There's a core belief embedded in the story of the United States — the American Dream. Today we look at the state of that dream as we revisit our 2018 conversation with economist Raj Chetty. We'll ask some questions that carry big implications: can you put an economic value on a great kindergarten teacher? How is it that two children living just a few blocks from each other can have radically different chances in life? And what gives Salt Lake City an edge over Cleveland when it comes to offering people better prospects than their parents?

]]> Shankar Vedantam Zipcode Destiny: The Persistent Power Of Place And Education There's a core belief embedded in the story of the United States: the American Dream. The possibility of climbing the economic ladder is central to that dream. This week we speak with Raj Chetty, one of the most influential economists alive today, about the state of economic mobility in the U.S. and whether the notion of the American Dream is still useful. For more information about the research in this episode, visit https://n.pr/2z8cvSs. Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:50:04 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2018/11/12/666993130/zipcode-destiny-the-persistent-power-of-place-and-education https://www.npr.org/2018/11/12/666993130/zipcode-destiny-the-persistent-power-of-place-and-education

There's a core belief embedded in the story of the United States: the American Dream. The possibility of climbing the economic ladder is central to that dream. This week we speak with Raj Chetty, one of the most influential economists alive today, about the state of economic mobility in the U.S. and whether the notion of the American Dream is still useful. For more information about the research in this episode, visit https://n.pr/2z8cvSs.

]]> Shankar Vedantam The American Dream Is Harder To Find In Some Neighborhoods A new data tool finds a strong correlation between where people grew up and their chances of climbing the economic ladder. Charlotte, N.C., hopes to use it to improve residents' economic mobility. Mon, 01 Oct 2018 05:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/10/01/649701669/the-american-dream-is-harder-to-find-in-some-neighborhoods https://www.npr.org/2018/10/01/649701669/the-american-dream-is-harder-to-find-in-some-neighborhoods The Opportunity Atlas, shows household income in 2014-2015 for people born between 1978 and 1983 to low-income parents. In areas that are more red, people who grew up in low-income households tended to stay low-income. In areas that are more blue, people who grew up in low-income households tended to make more money.'/>

A new data tool finds a strong correlation between where people grew up and their chances of climbing the economic ladder. Charlotte, N.C., hopes to use it to improve residents' economic mobility.

(Image credit: The Opportunity Atlas)

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