Online Event: The changing landscape of economic opportunity by race and class in America: New data and policy implications – Jul 24

Posted by Brookings on July 23, 2024

There are large differences in children’s chances of rising up and achieving the American Dream of upward income mobility by race, place, and class in America. While a large body of work has emerged studying the roots of these differences in opportunity, much less is known about how opportunity changes over time.

Join the Center for Economic Security and Opportunity at Brookings for a webinar on how opportunity in America is changing. The event will focus on a new study from Raj Chetty, Will Dobbie, Benjamin Goldman, and Crystal Yang of Opportunity Insights with Sonya Porter of the U.S. Census Bureau. The research uses data on 57 million children to show how opportunity is changing rapidly by race and class in America and identifies the sociological forces that are driving these important trends. After a presentation of the report, the New York Times’ David Leonhardt will moderate a panel to discuss the new research and what it means for reshaping opportunity in America.

This event will take place on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 1:00-2:30 PM.

Learn more and register.