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High student debt is dragging down the U.S. economy | Wonkblog

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A research paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows 43% of Americans in 2012 under the age of 25 with student debt, having average debt of $20,326. Compare this with about 25% of young Americans having student debt in 2003, with average debt of $10,649. This is crowding out other borrowing such as buying new homes or cars by younger Americans because of borrower unwillingness to take on more debt and banks unwilling to lend to borrowers who might default.

Student debt at $1 trillion in 2011 - a macroeconomic factor which determines consumer spending and buying of new homes

03/11/2009

Student debt in 2011 was 5 times the level in 2000. This happens as education and technical skills are increasing in importance in determining wages and benefits, higher education in increasingly becoming unaffordable, and government help is declining because of budget cutbacks. This is affecting the image of the U.S. as a nation of opportunity.

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