Is College a Good Investment?: An Economic and Policy Analysis

Authors

Beth Akers, Brookings Mountain West

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

11-6-2013

Publisher

Brookings Mountain West

Abstract

This lecture provides a theoretical framework for thinking about the financial returns on the investment in higher education degrees and will present the latest empirical finding on this question. The discussion will touch on the topics of rapid tuition inflation, for-profit colleges, student loan debt, and the potential for a fiscal crisis in the market for student loans.

Keywords

College costs; Education; Higher; Rate of return

Disciplines

Economics | Education | Higher Education

File Format

pdf

File Size

4.632 KB

Streaming Media

Language

English

Comments

Video File size: 147 megabytes

Attached file: 26 PowerPoint slides

Repository Citation

Akers, B. (2013). Is College a Good Investment?: An Economic and Policy Analysis.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_lectures_events/63