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A Harvard economist who studies how to reduce poverty is coming to Indianapolis this month.

Raj Chetty, an author and economics professor, will be the keynote speaker at a Christian Theological Seminary Faith & Action Project event. The free event is 4:30-6 p.m. Sept. 25 at Butler University’s Schrott Center for the Arts, 610 W. 46th St.

Learn more and register online.

Chetty will present new research about what cities are doing to reduce poverty and improve outcomes for children. Attendees will learn how to advocate and take action.

If you want to learn more about Chetty’s work ahead of time, you can read his research about economic mobility for children and pathways out of poverty.

This is the 10th year of Faith & Action, which has a mission of moving people out of poverty.

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Mirror Indy reporter Tyler Fenwick covers housing and labor. Contact him at 317-766-1406 or tyler.fenwick@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on X @ty_fenwick and Bluesky @tyfenwick.bsky.social.

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Harvard economist coming to Indy to talk about poverty

by Tyler Fenwick, Mirror Indy
September 2, 2025

<h1>Harvard economist coming to Indy to talk about poverty</h1> <p class="byline">by Tyler Fenwick, Mirror Indy <br />September 2, 2025</p> <p>A Harvard economist who studies how to reduce poverty is coming to Indianapolis this month.</p> <p>Raj Chetty, an author and economics professor, will be the keynote speaker at a Christian Theological Seminary Faith &amp; Action Project event. The free event is 4:30-6 p.m. Sept. 25 at Butler University’s Schrott Center for the Arts, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/5zCDNqF94pKmGxxm6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">610 W. 46th St</a>.</p> <p>Learn <a href="https://www.cts.edu/faith-action/fall-event/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">more and register online</a>.</p> <p>Chetty will present new research about what cities are doing to reduce poverty and improve outcomes for children. Attendees will learn how to advocate and take action.</p> <p>If you want to learn more about Chetty’s work ahead of time, you can read his research about <a href="https://opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ChangingOpportunity_Nontech.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">economic mobility for children</a> and <a href="https://opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/socialcapital_nontech.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pathways out of poverty</a>.</p> <p>This is the 10th year of <a href="https://www.cts.edu/faith-action/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Faith &amp; Action</a>, which has a mission of moving people out of poverty.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">funded through grants and donations</a> from individuals, foundations and organizations.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-event-2025-poverty-economic-mobility-raj-chetty-christian-theological-seminary-harvard-butler/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=60862&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-event-2025-poverty-economic-mobility-raj-chetty-christian-theological-seminary-harvard-butler/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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