February 7 2026

Dialing Back the Rhetoric on Student Debt

Treasury deputy secretary speaks out on the student loan debt problem, which is "a serious burden for far too many borrowers," but on a macroeconomic level, higher education can offer a significant return on its investment. "What would the macroeconomic effect be if borrowers had no debt, but also lacked the higher education that comes with it?" [9/30/14]