Student Debt Cancellation [Myths Busted]
Episode 43, May 19, 2022, 06:04 AM
This week Shanna speaks to a panel of economists to bust common myths perpetuated about student loan cancellation. Laura Beamer, Lead Researcher Higher Education Finance, Jain Family Institute, Jalil Bishop, Assistant Professor of Education at Villanova University, and Attorney Sparky Abraham clarify how cancellation would affect the economy, who benefits from cancellation, and why means testing doesn’t work.
References
- Cancelling Student Debt Would Add to Inflation
- Cost Deception at Elite Private Colleges
- Standing and Student Loan Cancellation
- CANCEL STUDENT DEBT: The Best Answers To The Toughest Questions
- Student Debt Is a Racial Equity Issue. Here’s How Mass Debt Relief Can Address It
- Student Debt Cancellation IS Progressive: Correcting Empirical and Conceptual Errors
- Sparky Abraham on Twitter
- Laura Beamer on Twitter