Research (-) Education Facet Area of Focus - Research Benjamin Castleman Daniel W. Player Daphna Bassok Christopher J. Ruhm Isaac Mbiti Leora Friedberg Bala Mulloth Benjamin Converse Charles Holt James H. Wyckoff John Pepper (-) Sarah Turner Facet People - Research Facet UVA Partner - Research Working Paper Education Waivers for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Who Would Benefit from Takeup? Authors: Sarah Turner, Diego A. Briones, Nathaniel Ruby This research identifies more than $100 billion in loan forgiveness available to as many as 3.5 million borrowers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver program. Potential beneficiaries of this initiative are disproportionately employed in occupations like teaching and health care. However, the distribution of potential benefits of the PSLF waiver depends critically on the extent to which those with high income or advanced degrees are differentially likely to take-up benefits conditional on eligibility. Learn more Working Paper Education Progressivity of Pricing at US Public Universities Authors: Sarah Turner, Emily E. Cook New research describes recent shifts in net tuition by family income and institution type and assesses the role of changes in state funding in generating these shifts. Learn more Published Research Education Limited Supply and Lagging Enrollment: Production Technologies and Enrollment Changes at Community Colleges during the Pandemic Authors: Sarah Turner, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach Weak labor markets typically lead young workers to invest in skills. High unemployment during COVID diverged from prior downturns: enrollment at community colleges dropped by 9.5 percent between 2019 and 2020, with the drop larger among men. Learn more Published Research Education Pensions and K-12 Teacher Retirement: An Analysis Using National Teacher Data Authors: Leora Friedberg, Sarah Turner The retirement security landscape has changed drastically for most workers over the last thirty years – except for public school teachers and other state and local government employees. Many private-sector employers have stopped offering traditional retirement plans, while most state and local employees remain covered by defined benefit (DB) pension plans. Learn more
Working Paper Education Waivers for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Who Would Benefit from Takeup? Authors: Sarah Turner, Diego A. Briones, Nathaniel Ruby This research identifies more than $100 billion in loan forgiveness available to as many as 3.5 million borrowers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver program. Potential beneficiaries of this initiative are disproportionately employed in occupations like teaching and health care. However, the distribution of potential benefits of the PSLF waiver depends critically on the extent to which those with high income or advanced degrees are differentially likely to take-up benefits conditional on eligibility. Learn more
Working Paper Education Progressivity of Pricing at US Public Universities Authors: Sarah Turner, Emily E. Cook New research describes recent shifts in net tuition by family income and institution type and assesses the role of changes in state funding in generating these shifts. Learn more
Published Research Education Limited Supply and Lagging Enrollment: Production Technologies and Enrollment Changes at Community Colleges during the Pandemic Authors: Sarah Turner, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach Weak labor markets typically lead young workers to invest in skills. High unemployment during COVID diverged from prior downturns: enrollment at community colleges dropped by 9.5 percent between 2019 and 2020, with the drop larger among men. Learn more
Published Research Education Pensions and K-12 Teacher Retirement: An Analysis Using National Teacher Data Authors: Leora Friedberg, Sarah Turner The retirement security landscape has changed drastically for most workers over the last thirty years – except for public school teachers and other state and local government employees. Many private-sector employers have stopped offering traditional retirement plans, while most state and local employees remain covered by defined benefit (DB) pension plans. Learn more