Expert US economists agree that cancelling student debt for those on low incomes is preferable to forgiving it for all.

Vaitilingam, Romesh (2020) Expert US economists agree that cancelling student debt for those on low incomes is preferable to forgiving it for all. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (11 Dec 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began there had been ongoing debates over whether the US government should forgive some or all of the outstanding student loans it holds. Romesh Vaitilingam details the results of a survey of 42 US expert economists on student debt: the majority agree that paying off all student loans would benefit those on higher incomes more, [...]

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2021 15:18
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:53
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108391

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