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A college degree is worth less if you are raised poor
By Brad HershbeinPeople with more education have higher earnings. Boosting college education is therefore seen by many—including me—as a way to lift people out of poverty, combat growing income...
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By Brad HershbeinThere is plenty of soul-searching going on about the state of public debate in America right now. But here’s a small reason to be hopeful: my recent blog post, “A college degree is...
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Don’t believe the headlines: Educational standards are not collapsing
By Brad HershbeinIf you believe this week’s headlines, math and reading scores are on the slide. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for 12th graders just released show falls...
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How important are high school courses to college performance? Less than you...
By Gregory Ferenstein, Brad HershbeinThere is a troubling hidden pattern behind success stories of high school graduation: though the percent of students earning a diploma is at an all-time high (82...
View ArticleHow the Great Recession hurt the middle class—twice
By Brad HershbeinThe economy looks to be on a roll, if recent releases of economic indicators are anything to go by. The unemployment rate is near a 50-year low. Job growth has been averaging over...
View ArticleStimulus steps the US should take to reduce regional economic damages from...
By Timothy J. Bartik, Brad Hershbein, Mark Muro, Bryan A. Stuart The coronavirus pandemic seems likely to trigger a severe worldwide recession of uncertain length. In addition to responding to the...
View ArticleWhy COVID-19 hit Michigan so hard
By John C. Austin, Brad Hershbein Between the armed COVID-19 “reopening” protests, President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold pandemic relief funds over vote-by-mail efforts, and invectives referring...
View ArticleIn many communities, COVID-19 will permanently kill jobs. Here’s how they can...
By John C. Austin, Brad Hershbein When a durable recovery strategy from the COVID-19 pandemic finally emerges, it will confront not just one badly damaged economy, but numerous fractured economies. The...
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Major decisions: What graduates earn over their lifetimes
By Kristen E. Broady, Brad HershbeinIn late 2014, The Hamilton Project released two economic analyses and interactives on the earnings of college graduates by major: one set that showed career earnings...
View ArticleAround the Halls: Should Congress extend enhanced unemployment compensation?
By Lauren Bauer, Wendy Edelberg, Brad Hershbein, Tracy Hadden Loh, Mallika Thomas, Annelies Goger, Gary Burtless, Molly E Reynolds, John HudakAs Congress and the Biden administration work toward...
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