Correct Answer : Option (A) - Raj Chetty
Indian-American economist Raj Chetty has been awarded Harward University's coveted George Ledlie Prize for wielding big data to break myths about who achieves the American Dream and the obstacles faced by others.
Chetty, a professor of Economics at Harvard University is also director of Opportunity Insights, a group of economists based at Harvard who study inequality. He had also advised US President Joe Biden on economic issues.
Harward University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Alan M. Garber said that Chetty's groundbreaking work on economic mobility and his efforts to share this data with policymakers are making the American Dream more accessible to all.
The award is bestowed every two years to a member of the Harvard community who has made the most valuable contribution to science, or in any way for the benefit of mankind, the university said on August 9, 2023.
