Opportunity Insights

@OppInsights

A non-partisan research + policy institute based at @Harvard focused on improving economic opportunity. Led by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, & Nathaniel Hendren.

Cambridge, MA opportunityinsights.org Joined March 2018

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Opportunity Insights @OppInsights Oct 1, 2018

We’re Opportunity Insights, a nonpartisan research + policy institute located at @Harvard. Led by economists Raj Chetty, @John_N_Friedman & @NHendren82, our mission is to translate insights from scientific research into policy change via an interdisciplinary approach to #BigData

Opportunity Insights @OppInsights 3d

📢 We’re hiring a Data Scientist!

Estimate program impacts, model returns on investments and run cost-benefit analyses to help expand economic mobility.

PhD + 2 yrs applied econometrics.

📍 Cambridge, MA | Hybrid
📅 2-year term, renewable
🔗 Apply: opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/upl…

Opportunity Insights @OppInsights Nov 3

How can we evaluate programs without running a costly RCT every time? Our new paper introduces Digital Twins.

✅ Validated against 37 workforce-training RCTs
✅ Closely matches experimental estimates
✅ Faster, lower-cost evaluation across cohorts

📄 opportunityinsights.org/paper/digital-…

opportunityinsights.org Experimentally Validated Digital Twins: Evaluating Workforce Training Programs in the Age of Big...

Opportunity Insights @OppInsights Sep 24

Reminder - Applications for @OppInsights's predoctoral fellowship that begins summer 2027 are due October 1st. More info on this opportunity below.

Opportunity Insights @OppInsights Sep 2

We are hiring several full-time predoctoral #research fellows to start in summer 2027. If you are considering a PhD, interested in #bigdata, #economicopportunity, or #mobility scholarship, a #predoc fellowship at @OppInsights could be a great next step. opportunityinsights.org/joinourteam/
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Opportunity Insights @OppInsights Sep 16

Raj Chetty joins the Edward E. Ford Foundation on 10/15 for the virtual launch of its ACCESS initiative: a conversation on financial aid and widening access to independent schools.

🗓️ Thurs 10/15, 12:30pm ET | 📍 Virtual