I wrote 3 theses on higher education. The one people seemed to get the biggest kick out of was the last one, in which I argue that free college would disproportionately benefit rich kids (they are disproportionately represented and pay more than their non-rich cohorts due to price discrimination). One point I did not bring… Continue reading 4 responses to my higher education piece
Who has more?
The perennial question is: who has more? Answer: oranges. More what? I don’t know. But definitely more.
What about the independent students?
I had a post today about higher education. The aftermath has been interesting. Most seem to have conceded (with only Aaron Bady holding out that maybe the College Board’s summary of NPSAS data is not accurate) that the spike in college costs have fallen primarily on non-poor kids, the richest half of kids especially. What… Continue reading What about the independent students?
3 Theses on Higher Education
Aaron Bady has a piece about free higher education over at Al Jazeera. As regular readers know, I have endorsed free higher education in the past funded by a graduate tax. So, Bady and I are pretty close together. In the fallout from his piece, a Twitter conversation ensued, which has inspired me to sum up some… Continue reading 3 Theses on Higher Education
Pick the Externality!
I have three scenarios for you. Your job is to tell me which one involves imposing an externality (a cost on other people) and which one does not. A runs a factory on A’s land. A pollutes an unowned piece of neighboring land called X so badly that it is now impossible for anyone to… Continue reading Pick the Externality!