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In the US, student debt has grown the most among any other types of debt. While student debt can be viewed as a good investment because of the high returns on college education, it can also have distortionary behavioral effects. One such distortionary behavior is occupational choice. In this paper, I construct a model of occupational choice between being an entrepreneur and a worker and examine how occupational choice is affected by repayment plans available to students. Since entrepreneurship is inherently riskier than becoming a worker, a debt repayment plan that takes into account the income level of the borrower can have an effect on occupational choice. I find that while repayment plans do not change the rate of entrepreneurship in the aggregate, there is substantial change in the composition of entrepreneurs by age.
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Lhakpa Sherpa, The University of the South
Student Debt and Entrepreneurship: The Effect of Repayment Plans on Entrepreneurial Activity
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Session: [017] INNOVATION, LABOR, AND EDUCATION Date: 7/1/2023 Time: 10:15 AM to 12:00 PM