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1 – 10 of 12US student debt far outstrips that of most other wealthy countries, with some 40 million US adults owing a total of USD1.75tn in student loans in 2023, almost all of it to the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284890
ISSN: 2633-304X
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With many US colleges and universities lacking endowments and already struggling financially, the expected decline in enrolments in the coming years will pose additional…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279667
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For the last two decades income inequality among workers has widened in the United States and become a significant political issue. However, the tight post-COVID-19 labour market…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276551
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UNITED STATES: Cities will hike taxes to fund pensions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES205565
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An examination of the factors behind the expansion indicates that outsized balance sheets will persist and will pose a number of macroeconomic risks.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264676
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Fiscal pressures are causing controversy in Puerto Rico, but so too is fiscal policy-making. On July 5, Governor Ricardo Rossello announced that he would seek a court injunction…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236100
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UNITED STATES: Trump will struggle with spending cuts
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES221052
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This has implications for the size of the workforce and the living standards that the US economy is capable of supporting. It will also have broader consequences for the US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266460
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The pro-US-statehood New Progressive Party (PNP) has retained the posts of governor and Resident Commissioner, and the consultative referendum produced its first indisputable…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257507
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PUERTO RICO: Congress will ignore statehood vote