We discuss the potential role of universal basic incomes (UBIs) in advanced countries. A
feature of advanced economies that distinguishes them from developing countries is the …

This paper provides a synthesis of theoretical and empirical work on the Great Gatsby
Curve, the positive empirical relationship between cross-sectional income inequality, and …

This chapter provides new evidence on educational inequality and reviews the literature on
the causes and consequences of unequal education. We document large achievement gaps …

When I started writing this book, I knew I'd need to read piles of research but failed to foresee
the enormity of the piles. Education isn't just a major industry; it inspires researchers' …

This paper examines the rise in student loan default and delinquency. It draws on a unique
set of administrative data on federal student borrowing matched to earnings records from de …

I combine a regression discontinuity design with rich data on academic and labor market
outcomes for a large sample of Florida students to estimate the returns to college admission …

FOR REASONS DISCUSSED at length in Chapter 1, educational attainment in the United
States today is highly consequential. Important are both the overall level of educational …

Total student loan debt rose to over 800billioninJune2010,overtakingtotalcreditcarddebtoutstandingfor…
.Bythetimethisarticleseesprint,thecontinuallyupdatedStudentLoanDebtClo… 1 trillion …

This handbook chapter reviews recent developments in the theory of optimal labor income
taxation. We emphasize connections between theory and empirical work that were initially …

We estimate effects of the Pell Grant—the largest US federal grant for college students—
using administrative data from Texas public colleges and a discontinuity in grant generosity …