Is America still the land of opportunity? Patterns of income inequality and mobility

03/05/2015 - 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM at University Hall McNamara Alumni Center Cost: Free

Date: 03/05/2015
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: University Hall McNamara Alumni Center
Cost: Free

Is upward mobility a thing of the past? Is the middle-class shrinking? Is the top 1% becoming more entrenched? Economists will use new data to tackle these questions and more at this Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute roundtable featuring:
Fatih Guvenen, Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota
Raj Chetty, Bloomberg Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Moderated by Chris Farrell, Economics Journalist, Bloomberg Businessweek, MPR and Star Tribune

Event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Contact:
Name: Emily Jacobs
E-mail: ejacobs@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0840
Sponsored by: Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute
More information: http://hhei.umn.edu/
Disability Options:
To request disability accommodations, please contact the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute at 612-625-6353.