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Research Briefs·Aug 6, 2024

The Graduation Part II: Graduate School Graduation Rates

Jeffrey T. Denning and Lesley J. Turner
Graduation rates from graduate programs increased from 58% for students entering in 2003-04 to 68% for students entering in 2012-13,...
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training
Podcast Jul 23, 2024

What Went Wrong With Federal Student Loans?

The United States is in the midst of a student loan crisis, with over 45 million borrowers owing more than...
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training
Research Briefs·Jun 17, 2024

Inflation and Trading

Michael Weber, Philip Schnorpfeil, and Andreas Hackethal
Beliefs about how inflation impacts asset returns vary widely across investors, who are often overly optimistic. Information about past returns...
Topics: Monetary Policy
Research Briefs·Jun 12, 2024

Discount Factors and Monetary Policy: Evidence from Dual-Listed Stocks

Quentin Vandeweyer, Minghao Yang, and Constantine Yannelis
Surprise changes in US monetary policy rates directly affect asset prices, with a 100-basis point surprise cut resulting in a...
Topics: Monetary Policy
Research Briefs·Jun 4, 2024

What Went Wrong with Federal Student Loans?

Constantine Yannelis and Adam Looney
The increase in aggregate student debt and the struggles of today’s borrowers can be traced to changes in federal policies...
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training
Podcast May 14, 2024

Is College Worth It? Measuring the Returns to Higher Education

Tess Vigeland and Jack Mountjoy
College graduates earn more than those who didn’t attend college. Does this mean higher education boosts your income? Or, does...
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training
Research Briefs·May 8, 2024

Marginal Returns to Public Universities

Jack Mountjoy
The typical marginally admitted university student completes an additional year of four-year education, is 12 percentage points more likely to...
Topics: Higher Education & Workforce Training
Research Briefs·May 1, 2024

Access to Credit Reduces the Value of Insurance

Sonia Jaffe, Anup Malani, and Julian Reif
Insurance is less valuable when people can also smooth their spending using loans. Access to a five-year loan decreases the...
Topics: Financial Markets
Research Briefs·Apr 23, 2024

Early Predictors of Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice Involvement

Andrew Jordan, Ezra Karger, and Derek Neal
Detailed measures of early academic achievement and socioeconomic status are powerful predictors of future criminal justice involvement; however, while reforms...
Topics: Early Childhood Education, Economic Mobility & Poverty, Higher Education & Workforce Training