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Will student loan forgiveness make college tuition go up?

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Some economists argue that one-time forgiveness of student loans will create an expectation that the same thing will happen again: Loans will be forgiven in the future. And they say that expectation will drive up tuition prices.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with Beth Akers, an economist specializing in higher education with the American Enterprise Institute.

This segment aired on August 29, 2022.

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