Raj Chetty

Harvard economist Raj Chetty recently won the John Bates Clark Medal, often called 'the baby Nobel'. Regarded as one of the world's finest young economists, the Indian-born Chetty spoke with Srijana Mitra Das.

A 360-degree view of the man, his family and his pioneering work on education. Indian American economist Raj Chetty won the prestigious John Bates Clark Medal for 2013, often referred to as the 'Baby Nobel' because one in every three economists who won this award went on to win a Nobel. Notable among those who won the John Bates Clark Medal and later went on to win the Nobel include Milton Friedman, Joseph Stiglitz, Paul Krugman, Paul Samuelson and Chetty's mentor Martin Feldstein. Awarded ...

Raj Chetty, a Harvard University professor whose work on education was cited by President Barack Obama in last year's State of the Union address, won the John Bates Clark young economist award. Raj Chetty is a remarkably productive economist, the ...

This afternoon, we caught up with Raj Chetty, the 33-year-old Harvard economist who is the latest winner of the John Bates Clark Medal, a prestigious award for economists under the age of 40. Mr. Chetty is a public economist whose work has addressed ...

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