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Raj Chetty
ArtsRaj Chetty is a recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal (2013) from India. They have received 3 major awards in total. Their primary field is Arts. They were educated at University of Washington and Brigham Young University. They have been affiliated with St. John's University.
3
Major Awards
296
Publications
30,016
Citations
55
h-index
98
i10-index
101.4
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#2
The Experimental Selection Correction Estimator: Using Experiments to Remove Biases in Observational Estimates
Social Science Research Network(2025)
8
citations
#3
Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility
Social Science Research Network(2024)
18
citations
#4
Combining Experimental and Observational Data to Estimate Treatment Effects on Long Term Outcomes
arXiv: Methodology(2020)
19
citations
#5
0
citations
#6
Un-Fortunate Sons: Effects of the Vietnam Draft Lottery on the Next Generation's Labor Market1
(2016)
0
citations
#7
0
citations
#8
Where is the Land of Opportunity? The Geography of Intergenerational Mobility in the United States
NBER Working Paper Series(2014)
0
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksThe Experimental Selection Correction Estimator: Using Experiments to Remove Biases in Observational Estimates
Social Science Research Network2025
8citations
Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility
Social Science Research Network2024
18citations
Combining Experimental and Observational Data to Estimate Treatment Effects on Long Term Outcomes
arXiv: Methodology2020
19citations
Where is the Land of Opportunity? The Geography of Intergenerational Mobility in the United States
NBER Working Paper Series2014
0citations
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
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David Finkel
MacArthur Fellowship (2012)
OG
Olivier Guyon
MacArthur Fellowship (2012)
JD
Junot Díaz
MacArthur Fellowship (2012)
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Benoît Rolland
MacArthur Fellowship (2012)
MS
Melody Swartz
MacArthur Fellowship (2012)
MC
Maria Chudnovsky
MacArthur Fellowship (2012)
LP
Laura Poitras
MacArthur Fellowship (2012)
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Elissa Hallem
MacArthur Fellowship (2012)
Education
University of Washington(Doctor of Philosophy)
Brigham Young University(Master of Arts)
University of California, Riverside(Bachelor of Arts)
Doctoral Advisor
Louis Chude-Sokei
Career Timeline
St. John's University2013–2019
San Diego State University2019–2020
St. John's University2020–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)
Top Publications
The fading American dream: Trends in absolute income mobility since 1940
Science2017599 citations
Expanding and diversifying the pool of undergraduates who study economics: Insights from a new introductory course at Harvard
The Journal of Economic Education202030 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)

Esther Duflo
Nobel Prize in Economics (2019)
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Subhash Khot
MacArthur Fellowship (2016)
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Roland Fryer
John Bates Clark Medal (2015)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
MacArthur Fellowship (2015)
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Eric Lander
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
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Amy Finkelstein
John Bates Clark Medal (2012)

Shwetak Patel
MacArthur Fellowship (2011)
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John Dabiri
MacArthur Fellowship (2010)
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