Justin Wolfers

Latest Stories (3)

Erase student loans?

Oct 10, 2011
College students graduate with thousands of dollars in student loans. So, what would happen if we just eliminated that debt?

The job rule

Jun 24, 2011
Millions of Americans are jobless. Many are now falling into the category of long-term unemployed. So how do you create jobs in this economy?

Halfway through a lost decade

Jun 7, 2011
A closer look at the GDP number shows something unsettling about the state of the U.S. economy.