This review describes the research frontier on human capital and education in economics
research. It delineates what is known and largely agreed, and what are the most promising …

This review surveys the literature on student lending, emphasizing empirical studies of
default, credit outcomes, and earnings. Student loans exist to alleviate credit constraints and …

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 …

An examination of the global trade and traffic in discarded electronics that reframes the
question of the “right” thing to do with e-waste. The prevailing storyline about the problem of …

This paper derives optimal income tax and human capital policies in a life cycle model with
risky human capital. The government faces asymmetric information regarding agents' ability …

The new edition of a popular guide to the key issues in tax reform, presented in a clear,
nontechnical, and unbiased way. To follow the debate over tax reform, the interested citizen …

This book provides rare insights into the nature of contemporary, technologically-facilitated
government. Its multidisciplinary approach demonstrates that information technology is more …

This study aims to understand the role of financial aid in college success of two-year
beginning nontraditional students. By applying discrete time event history models with …

Ethiopia is embarked on a higher education expansion and reform programme of impressive
dimensions. Expansion will create new universities, establish three sys tem support …

Rising costs of and returns to college have led to sizeable increases in the demand for
student loans in many countries. In the USA, student loan default rates have also risen for …