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377. The $1.5 Trillion Question-How to fix student loan debt?

As the cost of college skyrocketed, it created a debt burden that’s putting a drag on the economy. One possible solution: shifting the risk of debt away from students and onto investors looking for a cut of the graduates’ earning power.

Episode 377 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "377. The $1.5 Trillion Question-How to fix student loan debt?" was published on May 9, 2019 and runs 48 minutes.

May 9, 2019 ·48m · Freakonomics Radio

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As the cost of college skyrocketed, it created a debt burden that’s putting a drag on the economy. One possible solution: shifting the risk of debt away from students and onto investors looking for a cut of the graduates’ earning power.

As the cost of college skyrocketed, it created a debt burden that’s putting a drag on the economy. One possible solution: shifting the risk of debt away from students and onto investors looking for a cut of the graduates’ earning power.


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