My distinguished canvas by Ryann Vierra19 https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if Made with a little mischief en-us 2017-11-29 20:59:49 UTC 2017-11-29 21:39:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Chetty’s definition of the American Dream / other definitions you see in the research rvierra3628 https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if/wish/211635580 According to Chetty, the American Dream is,"Probability that a child born to parents in the bottom fifth
of the income distribution reaches the top fifth."]]> 2017-11-29 21:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if/wish/211635580 Why upward mobility varies by place rvierra3628 https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if/wish/211635993 -Heterogeneity: different people live in different places.
-Neighborhood effects: places have a causal effect on upward mobility for a given person.]]> 2017-11-29 21:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if/wish/211635993 Policy approaches (what can/should lawmakers do) rvierra3628 https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if/wish/211636104 There are two factors that are involved in the importance of mobility motivates.
-Help people move to better areas. 
-Invest in places with low levels of opportunity to replicate the successes of said area with high upward mobility. ]]> 2017-11-29 21:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if/wish/211636104 Race and upward mobility rvierra3628 https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if/wish/211636348 -Five factors for a strong upward mobility:less segregation by income and race, lower levels of income inequality, better schools, lower rates of violent crime, and a larger share of two-parent households. 
-Areas with larger African-American populations typically have
a significantly lower levels of upward mobility
-According the the movers evidence, it shows that this is not only because of differences in mobility across racial groups
-Areas that withhold a larger African-American populations tend to have less investment in public goods, schools, etc.
-Key implication: place effects amplify racial inequality]]> 2017-11-29 21:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if/wish/211636348 One surprising fact rvierra3628 https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if/wish/211636468 -The odds of rising from the bottom to the top fifth in Washington D.C. is 10.5%]]> 2017-11-29 21:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rvierra3628/dytj1kwhj2if/wish/211636468