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Opportunity Insights
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A non-partisan research + policy institute based at Harvard focused on improving economic opportunity. Led by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, & Nathaniel Hendren. Sign-up for our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/g1UWIX
Event details can be found here:

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October 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
📰 Read the WSJ Letter: shorturl.at/CE07t

🧠 Read a more detailed academic response: shorturl.at/AWPbh

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Opinion | The Benefits of a Good ZIP Code Aren’t Bunk
Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren defend their research.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Applications for our summer 2026 predoctoral research fellowship are due October 1st. Join our webinar to find out more about this opportunity!
🗓️Thursday, September 18
🕑 2:00 PM ET
🔗 to register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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September 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Interested in using insights from the Opportunity Atlas and other OI tools in your community, but don’t know where to start? In addition to these case examples, check out:

📑The Opportunity Atlas - Data Tool Summary: shorturl.at/9O3jh

🎒Resources: shorturl.at/G9vDy
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August 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Featuring: Child Poverty Action Lab, Greater Houston Community Foundation, King County Housing Authority, Leading on Opportunity, Marillac Mission Fund, Palo Alto HS, Pima County, Richard King Mellon Foundation, SEAP, Wake Tech Community College, and more to come…
August 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🔍Review key findings: shorturl.at/UzHX6

📍See what credit access looks like in your community: www.opportunityatlas.org

📰Read media coverage: www.wsj.com/economy/cred...
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July 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
➡️Main Finding: Differences in credit access emerge early in adulthood and persist, driven not just by income or wealth, but by childhood environments.
July 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
These lectures will cover both the frontier of statistical methods on mediation and surrogate indices and provide practical guidance for applied researchers.

Find more info and livestream link here:
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July 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
July 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM