Raj Chetty "Where is the Land of Opportunity?" by Avneet Sarai19 https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a By Avneet Sarai en-us 2017-11-29 20:58:46 UTC 2017-11-30 02:36:15 UTC hello@padlet.com What is the American Dream? asarai0556 https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a/wish/211634991 Chetty sees the chances of an individual reaching the American Dream directly correlating with where they grew up. His definition of the American Dream is getting out of poverty and becoming prosperous. He defines it as the, "probability that a child born to parents in the bottom fifth of the income distribution reaches the top fifth." According to Nathaniel Hendren “Where you grow up matters.” ]]> 2017-11-29 21:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a/wish/211634991 Why upward mobility varies by place asarai0556 https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a/wish/211635848 Upward mobility varies from place to place because of the people there and the effect of the place itself. The Southeast and Midwest are the areas where climbing the income ladder occurs the least. In contrast to the Southeast and Midwest is the Northeast, Great Plains, and the West where climbing the income ladder occurs the most. An area having a higher average income than another area doesn't necessarily mean that they have a higher upward mobility rate. Geography matters for those who aren't well off. The quality of elementary and high school education allow an area to have a higher mobility.

]]> 2017-11-29 21:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a/wish/211635848 Policy approaches (what can/should lawmakers do) asarai0556 https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a/wish/211635992 Social mobility should not be tackled at a national level, but at a local level. 
Try to improve children environments at all ages not just at tender ages. Keep track of the local progress.
]]> 2017-11-29 21:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a/wish/211635992 Race and upward mobility asarai0556 https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a/wish/211636306 You can help improve upward mobility by moving people to better areas and "Invest[ing]  in places with low levels of opportunity to replicate successes of areas with high upward mobility." By giving low-income families housing vouchers you can help them move to areas with a higher success rate. There are lower levels of upward mobility in areas with larger African-American population. There is no correlation between mobility and the number of local colleges. According to NY Times, "upward mobility tended to be higher in metropolitan areas where poor families were more dispersed among mixed-income neighborhoods." ]]> 2017-11-29 21:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a/wish/211636306 Surprising facts asarai0556 https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a/wish/211636372 The chances of reaching the American Dream is better in Canada than in America. Children who move to low-poverty areas before the age of 13 are most likely to be better adults. Areas with more two-parent households have a higher mobility. Eduacation and family structure affect an individuals ability to leave poverty behind. According to NY Times, "smaller percentage of people escape childhood poverty in the United States than in several other rich countries, including Canada, Australia, France, Germany and Japan."]]> 2017-11-29 21:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/asarai0556/qierl934bs7a/wish/211636372