

10:30 am EDT - 11:45 am EDT
Past Event
Social capital—the strength of an individual’s social network and community—has been identified as a potential determinant of outcomes ranging from education to health. However, efforts to understand what types of social capital matter for these outcomes have been hindered by a lack of social network data. In joint work from Raj Chetty (Harvard University), Johannes Stroebel (NYU Stern), Theresa Kuchler (NYU), Matt Jackson (Stanford), and other collaborators, data on interpersonal connections is used to measure and analyze social capital for every ZIP code, high school, and college in the United States.
On Wednesday, August 3, Chetty and Stroebel presented their findings. A panel of experts followed to discuss insights gleaned from their work, including new evidence on the relationship between social capital and upward mobility.
Viewers submitted questions for speakers in advance on Twitter using the hashtag #SocialCapital or by emailing [email protected].
Panelist
Zaria Roller, Tara Watson
May 21, 2025
Sweta Shah, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
May 20, 2025
Thea Sebastian, Hanna Love
May 20, 2025