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Student loan debt increased by over one trillion dollars between 2004 and 2008. In a new report, Adam Looney and Constantine Yannelis analyze the impact of federal financial aid policy changes on student loan default rates.
How can policymakers time infrastructure improvements to maximize their impact on the economy? Stacy Anderson, Ryan Nunn and Jay Shambaugh explore how infrastructure investments can help minimize the duration of a recession.
Alan Krueger “approached his work not with opinions or intuitions…but by turning to empirical evidence,” said Denis McDonough at a celebration of the late economist’s work last month. We compiled the highlights.
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