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The College Bubble
A recent post on the popular blog Freakonomics echos many of the same sentiments that we have discussed here: For years, colleges have treated their students as consumers, building ever more elaborate… more →
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The College Bubble
Jonathan Bydlak wrote 5 months ago: A recent post on the popular blog Freakonomics echos many of the same sentiments that we have discus … more →
Loan Forgiveness, Recession, and Career Choice
Haris H. wrote 6 months ago: The New York Times reports on cutbacks made to loan forgiveness programs: From Kentucky to Iowa to C … more →
Bailout for the Student Loan Industry (But Not Borrowers)
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lawlibrarian wrote 1 year ago: The Department of Education is going to buy up more student loans from private lenders in an effort … more →
Why Government Aid Doesn't Work
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Discover Scholars wrote 1 year ago: Last Monday, we quoted Richard Vedder’s claims that increases in government financial aid often lead … more →
"Colleges and the Financial Crisis of 2008"
Discover Scholars wrote 1 year ago: For those who want to better understand the interaction between higher education and the current fin … more →
Financial independence or career satisfaction?
Discover Scholars wrote 1 year ago: The Boston Globe (and Jacksonville Business Journal) reported today on a study that explored the eff … more →
Credit crunch hits Sallie Mae
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Discover Scholars wrote 1 year ago: Last Thursday, we wrote about how the credit crunch has forced many private lenders to cease their s … more →
Education Policy Likely to Backfire
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Discover Scholars wrote 1 year ago: Education is unlikely to be a major issue in the fall elections, a testament less to its unimportanc … more →
Follow-up to "The Credit Crisis"
Discover Scholars wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, we talked about some of the “real-world” effects of the credit crisis. Reader … more →
The Credit Crisis
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Discover Scholars wrote 1 year ago: This week, the big news has been the troubles in the financial world. Three of the top five investme … more →
Part I: The future of securitized student loans
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Discover Scholars wrote 1 year ago: This is Part I of a two-part post on the recent troubles in the securitized loan industry and how th … more →
