How to get help to the student-debt holders who really need it
Blanket loan forgiveness would chiefly benefit high earners.
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Capitalisn’t: How do you solve a problem like student debt?
Chicago Booth’s Constantine Yannelis joins hosts Luigi Zingales and Bethany McLean to discuss the popular policy topic of student-debt relief in the United States.
Canceling all US student debt would mostly benefit high earners
Tying repayments to income could provide more-targeted relief.
Government policy has created a $1.5 trillion student-loan crisis
Schools’ eligibility for federal loans has oscillated over the course of decades.