Beth speaks with Josh Mitchell, who covers economics and student debt for the Wall Street Journal, about his newest book, “The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe” (Simon and Schuster, 2021). They discuss the history of the student loan system, what the student debt crisis is precisely, and what it means for the future of higher education policy.Link to "The Debt Trap": bit.ly/DebtTrapBook

Beth speaks with Josh Mitchell, who covers economics and student debt for the Wall Street Journal, about his newest book, “The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe” (Simon and Schuster, 2021). They discuss the history of the student loan system, what the student debt crisis is precisely, and what it means for the future of higher education policy. Link to "The Debt Trap": bit.ly/DebtTrapBook

How student loans became a national catastrophe

Economist and scholar Beth Akers seeks to inform aspiring students about how to make strategic decisions about their higher education. Speaking on topics like how to use data to shop for college or non-college alternatives, how to utilize the student loan system to your advantage, and more, Beth cuts through the romanticism we often attach to college decision making and teaches listeners how to make decisions that are grounded in data and fact.

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