A classic way to figure out why something is happening politically is to follow the money. It does not always work (ideas do matter), but it is at least a good starting point. Here is a survey of people who have been said to benefit from austerity, and my analysis (usually confusion) as to how… Continue reading Who does US austerity benefit?
Author: Matt Bruenig
How badly do 4-year public and private schools skew rich?
The National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey has a breakdown of what types of students make up each kind of postsecondary school. I have been interested for some time in the breakdown of undergraduates by household income, and it provides those numbers (p. 72 of the pdf). There is a lot in the survey and I… Continue reading How badly do 4-year public and private schools skew rich?
More interesting tumblr arguments
I was intrigued by how well my Fascinating tumblr arguments post did traffic-wise. Apparently I am not alone in finding it interesting. Here I detail another engaging argument I’ve tried to keep track of on tumblr, this one about the appropriate status of transwomen within feminism. At the heart of the dispute is this question:… Continue reading More interesting tumblr arguments
Poor people in the top 200 colleges II
I wrote about poor people in the top 200 colleges a few days ago. As I explained then, I am interested to see how much Pell Grant money schools get per student. I think this is a better measurement to see how much a school skews poor than simply looking at the percentage of students… Continue reading Poor people in the top 200 colleges II
What are college costs?
The term “college costs” is used so sloppily that I have no idea in most cases what anyone actually means by it. I’ve written before about the difference between 1) the sticker price of college (what colleges quote their prices at), 2) the net price of college (what the average student actually pays), and 3)… Continue reading What are college costs?