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June 26, 2014

From Our Archive: Student Debt in Perspective

The Editors We read with interest a new Brookings Institution report, Is a Student Loan Crisis on the Horizon?, assessing the weight of the student debt burden. It was also pleasing to see the New York Times, several of our Twitter followers, and others citing work on this blog in counterpoint.

June 5, 2014

What Americans (Don’t) Know about Student Loan Collections

U.S. student debt has more than tripled since 2004, and at over $1 trillion is now substantially greater than both credit card and auto debt balances.

May 13, 2014

Just Released: Young Student Loan Borrowers Remained on the Sidelines of the Housing Market in 2013

Last year, our blog presented results from the FRBNY Consumer Credit Panel (CCP) indicating that, at a time of unprecedented growth in student debt, student borrowers were collectively retreating from housing and auto markets. In this post, we compare our 2012 findings to the news for 2013.

November 20, 2013

Just Released: Lifting the Veil—For‑Profits in the Higher Education Landscape

Higher education is pivotal in our society—yet, its landscape is changing. Over the past decade, the private, for-profit sector of higher education has seen unprecedented growth, and its market share is at an all-time high.

September 23, 2013

Waiting for Recovery: New York Schools and the Aftermath of the Great Recession

A key institution that was significantly affected by the Great Recession is the school system, which plays a crucial role in building human capital and shaping the country’s economic future.

July 22, 2013

Just Released: Mapping Changes in School Finances

This morning, the New York Fed released a set of interactive maps and charts illuminating school finances in New York and New Jersey.

June 27, 2013

Just Released: Are Recent College Graduates Finding Good Jobs?

Stories abound about recent college graduates who are struggling to find good jobs in today’s economy, especially with student debt levels rising so quickly.

Posted at 12:00 pm in Education, Labor Market, Unemployment | Permalink
May 20, 2013

Do Big Cities Help College Graduates Find Better Jobs?

Although the unemployment rate of workers with a college degree has remained well below average since the Great Recession, there is growing concern that college graduates are increasingly underemployed—that is, working in a job that does not require a college degree or the skills acquired through their chosen field of study.

February 28, 2013

Just Released: Press Briefing on Household Debt and Credit

This morning, New York Fed director of research Jamie McAndrews joined Bank economists to brief the press on economic developments.

Posted at 1:00 pm in Education, Household Finance, Housing | Permalink
February 6, 2013

How Did Education Financing in New Jersey’s Abbott Districts Fare during the Great Recession?

In the state of New Jersey, any child between the ages of five and eighteen has the constitutional right to a thorough and efficient education.

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