"Where is the Land of Opportunity?" Research by Sidney Carrigan19 https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi en-us 2017-11-29 20:56:04 UTC 2017-11-29 21:27:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Chetty's definition of the American Dream scarrigan3748 https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi/wish/211634475 He defines this as the probability that a child born to parents in the bottom fifth of the income distribution reaches the top fifth.]]> 2017-11-29 21:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi/wish/211634475 Why does upward mobility vary by place? scarrigan3748 https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi/wish/211635566 Heterogeneity, that different people live in different places, and neighborhood effects, that places have a causal effect on upward mobility for a given person, makes upward mobility vary by place.]]> 2017-11-29 21:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi/wish/211635566 Policy approaches (What can/should lawmakers do) scarrigan3748 https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi/wish/211637004 Policy approaches include helping people move to better areas and investing in places with low levels of opportunity to
replicate successes of areas with high upward mobility.]]> 2017-11-29 21:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi/wish/211637004 Race and upward mobility scarrigan3748 https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi/wish/211637216 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 are associated with a strong upward mobility. Areas with larger African-American populations have significantly lower levels of upward mobility, and evidence shows that this is not only because of differences in mobility across racial groups. Areas with larger African-American populations tend to have less investment in public goods, schools, etc. This shows how place effects amplify racial inequality.]]> 2017-11-29 21:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi/wish/211637216 One surprising fact scarrigan3748 https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi/wish/211637493 The middle of the United States has the highest upward mobility rates over 16.8%. While the Southeast has the lowest rates under 4.8%. It was shocking to discover that while San Jose has 12.9%, Chicago only has 6.5%.]]> 2017-11-29 21:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/scarrigan3748/qri1y5c2ukwi/wish/211637493