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Chiteji focuses on issues such as the degree to which the distribution of wealth in the United States in unequal and the degree to which low levels of wealth can influence individuals' opportunities and quality of life. Other topics include ways that family resources can shape children's outcomes, including both parental and grandparents' resources, mass incarceration and criminal justice policies, macroeconomics and government budgets, the role of the state in society, and the moral foundations of public policies. Much of Chiteji’s teaching also emphasizes how to help students and citizens think critically about economic topics. Chiteji’s civic engagement includes work with both the National Academy of Social Insurance and the American Economic Association, as well as a membership at The Institute for Civility in Government. Professor Chiteji has also made contributions to the Congressional Budget Office.
Contributions
Looming Retirement Shortfalls for Formerly Incarcerated Men
Publications
Examines the retirement savings of African-Americans relative to other US households as well as identifying strategies to boost said retirement funds.
Demonstrates that an individual's ability to accumulate wealth is influenced not only by their own circumstances but by the circumstances of extended family members as well.
Presents statistical evidence regarding the best way to measure the degree to which parents and children have similar outcomes in the labor market. Such statistics play an important role in conversations about intergenerational mobility.
Argues that grandparents' wealth influences children's educational outcomes, just as parental wealth does, and claims that this fact raises questions about the degree to which the United States remains a nation in which individuals have equal opportunities to get ahead.
Analyzes the wealth levels of different racial and ethnic groups in the United States to provide statistical evidence regarding the degree to which wealth is unevenly distributed, as well as exploring what some of the implications of such inequities are.