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O-Lab at CalDay: The Economics of Inequality


  • 248 Giannini Hall UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA (map)

Speakers:

Rucker Johnson, Associate Professor of Public Policy: Danny Yagan, Assistant Professor of Economics: Supreet Kaur, Assistant Professor of Economics.

Description: Three Berkeley Opportunity Lab professors will discuss their research. Topics include the synergistic effects of pre-K and K-12 spending on children's long-run adult attainment, the interaction between specific colleges and upward mobility, and how integrating ideas from psychology into economics can help us better understand why it is difficult to escape poverty.