Opportunity Insights

@OppInsights · Cambridge, MA · joined 16 Mar 2018

A non-partisan research + policy institute based at @Harvard focused on improving economic opportunity. Led by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, & Nathaniel Hendren.

15 771Followers

538Following

794Posts total

21.3KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

8 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views976this account1 456median for 10K–100K

Reach, %6.19%this account4.50%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.53%this account1.88%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	976	1 456	0.67×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	6.19%	4.50%	1.38×
Engagement rate	0.53%	1.88%	0.28×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

90315 Jul

1.1K27 Jul

6004 Aug

1.6K

217

472

15.3K2 Sep

Last 8 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.22%15 Jul

0.28%27 Jul

0.50%4 Aug

0.55%

0.92%

0.42%

0.85%2 Sep

0.38%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.88%.

What the audience does

Likes47.5%134 in total

Reposts8.5%24 in total

Replies1.8%5 in total

Quotes0.4%1 in total

Bookmarks41.8%118 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

Applications for our summer 2027 predoctoral research fellowship are due October 1, 2026. Join our webinar to find out more about this opportunity! 🗓️Tuesday, September 15, 2026 🕑 3:00 PM ET 🔗 to register: https://t.co/FOM5fbAABM 1K views · 3 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 We are hiring several full-time predoctoral #research fellows to start in summer 2027. If you are considering a PhD, interested in #bigdata, #economicopportunity, or #mobility scholarship, a #predoc fellowship at @OppInsights could be a great next step. https://t.co/zfFqstOvmX 15.3K views · 108 likes · 20 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 Throughout the coming school year, they'll bring these ideas into their classrooms and help shape new resources for K-12 education. 472 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 04 Aug 2026 🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/YUj0Oyz6Ft 217 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 04 Aug 2026 We're excited to launch our inaugural Opportunity Fellows cohort. 1.6K views · 7 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 04 Aug 2026 Earlier this summer, 24 K-12 educators from 10 states and Canada joined us in Cambridge to explore how Opportunity Insights research can help students engage with topics like economic opportunity, social capital, and upward mobility. 600 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 04 Aug 2026 🔜REMINDER: Submit papers or extended abstracts for @OppInsights' 5th Annual Mobility Conference by this Saturday (8/1/2026). 🔗Learn more about the conference: https://t.co/6I3rlzrjAT 1.1K views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 27 Jul 2026 📢 ICYMI, Raj Chetty recently delivered the Yrjö Jahnsson Lectures in Finland, synthesizing 15+ years of research on economic mobility. The 2 lectures dig into the drivers of economic opportunity, the role of social capital, and policies to scale mobility. 903 views · 9 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 15 Jul 2026 We’re Opportunity Insights, a nonpartisan research + policy institute located at @Harvard. Led by economists Raj Chetty, @John_N_Friedman & @NHendren82, our mission is to translate insights from scientific research into policy change via an interdisciplinary approach to #BigD 0 views · 101 likes · 22 reposts · 11 replies 01 Oct 2018