Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

This paper provides a synthesis of theoretical and empirical work on the Great Gatsby
Curve, the positive empirical relationship between cross-sectional income inequality, and …

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 …

Low levels of social interaction across class lines have generated widespread concern,,–
and are associated with worse outcomes, such as lower rates of upward income mobility …

How does one's place of residence affect individual behavior and long-run outcomes?
Understanding neighborhood and place effects has been a leading question for social …

We use aggregated data from Facebook to show that COVID-19 is more likely to spread
between regions with stronger social network connections. Areas with more social ties to two …

Abstract The coronovirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted many school
districts to turn to distance or at-home learning. Studies are emerging on the negative effects …

We study the sources of racial disparities in income using anonymized longitudinal data
covering nearly the entire US population from 1989 to 2015. We document three results …

We construct publicly available statistics on parents' incomes and students' earnings
outcomes for each college in the United States using deidentified data from tax records …

Neighborhoods influence children's health, so it is important to have measures of children's
neighborhood environments. Using the Child Opportunity Index 2.0, a composite metric of …