Opportunity Scorecards Measure the American Dream.

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  • Author(s): O’LEARY, MICK
  • Source:
    Information Today. Apr2017, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p14-15. 2p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ECONOMICS; UNITED States elections; BIBLIOGRAPHIC databases; SOCIOECONOMIC factors
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on opportunity scorecard databases which includes the Distressed Communities Index (DCI), the Equality of Opportunity Project, and the American Dream Composite Index (ADCI). Topics discussed include creation of DCI by the Economic Innovation Group (EIG); role played by university-based economists and social scientists in carrying out Equality of Opportunity Project; and focus of EIG over dynamic economy of the U.S.