Reposting my piece from The Equitablog: Economists are always proving things my Grandmother already knew. Today, we’re learning more about the fact that where you’re born—the “birth lottery”—matters for where you’ll end up in life. A new paper by economists Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren of Harvard University, Patrick Kline and Emmanuel Saez of the […]
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Nothing gets the day going like an economist sign-on letter in support of an important economic policy. I’m happy to share the news that the two Larrys (Mishel from the Economic Policy Institute and Katz from Harvard) have combined their considerable forces to compile an all-star list of economists in support of a $10.10 minimum wage. […]
Heather Boushey 