In this episode, Stanford Professor Raj Chetty explains his new research that examines who becomes an inventor in America and who gets left behind, and discusses with Brookings expert Richard Reeves how inequality stifles American innovation.
Show notes:
- Who becomes an inventor in America? The importance of exposure to innovation
- Equality of Opportunity Project
- Raj Chetty on “The lost Einsteins” (Presentation and panel discussion)
- Dream Hoarders
- The intersection of race, place, and multidimensional poverty
- Trickle-down norms
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Authors
Raj Chetty
William A. Ackman Professor of Economics
- Harvard University,
Director
- Opportunity Insights
Adrianna Pita
Office of Communications
Commentary
PodcastAmerica’s “lost Einsteins”: The importance of exposing children to innovation
January 31, 2018