The Education Bubble

Tags: Booms and Busts, Education, Taxes and Spending

05/12/2010 B. T. Donleavy

The average range of tuition inflation is normally 8% annually, and prices have not fallen or stabilized once since 1977, regardless of economic climate. This symptom may be attributed to cheap and accessible money, writes B. T. Donleavy.

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