Douglas Webber
Senior Economist in Consumer and Community Research, Federal Reserve Board
Chapter Member: New Jersey-Philadelphia SSN
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About Douglas
Webber is a labor economist whose research focuses on the economics of higher education, including student loan policy, higher ed financing, and the return to different college majors, as well as and labor market mobility. In 2015 he testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions about specific policies to reform the federal student loan system. Recently, he left his professorial position at Temple University to start a career as a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Board.
Contributions
Weighing the Costs and Benefits of a College Education
Key Findings Brief,
In the News
Douglas Webber's research on college debt discussed by , "The Link Between Completion and Loan Repayment," Inside Higher Ed, August 8, 2018.
Douglas Webber quoted on community college budgets by Matt Reed, "Pattern Recognition" Inside Higher Ed, May 4, 2018.
Douglas Webber quoted on medicaid spending and education cuts by Gabrielle Levy, "Increases in Medicaid Spending Come at the Expense of Higher Education: Study" U.S. News & World Report, May 1, 2018.
Douglas Webber quoted by Ryan Quinn, "Experts Question Aspects of WV's Free Community College Tuition Bill" Charleston Gazette-Mail, January 27, 2018.
Douglas Webber quoted by Shellie Karabell, "Donald Trump: The New Ugly American?" Forbes, January 8, 2018.
Douglas Webber's research on , "Flashpoint: GOP Tax Reform Law, Pardoned New Jersey Offender, and MLK Day," CBS Philly, January 7, 2018.
Douglas Webber quoted by Cherri Gregg, "What the Tax Reform Law Means for Tax Payers" CBS Philadelphia, January 5, 2018.
Douglas Webber quoted by Sam Meredith, "Meet the Far-lLeft Firebrand Threatening to Derail the French Election" CNBC, April 14, 2017.
"Fancy Dorms aren’t the Main Reason Tuition is Skyrocketing," Douglas Webber, Fivethirtyeight, September 13, 2016.
"Clinton Issues a Promising Proposal for Tuition Reform," Douglas Webber, The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 10, 2015.
"Colleges Should Share the Risk for Student-Loan Defaults," Douglas Webber, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 8, 2015.