The Wrong Lessons: Student Loan Debt, Policy Learning, and Democratic Engagement

• In Event: Policy Learning and Information Updating

Brief Overview

This paper hypothesizes policy learning effects associated with student loan debt. Using original survey data, we test whether those with higher levels of student loan debt exhibit lower levels of political participation and political efficacy.

Authors

• Erin O'Brien, University of Massachusetts-Boston

• Travis Johnston, University of Massachusetts-Boston