Bound Volume Number
2
Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2015
Capstone Advisor
Prof. Perry Singleton
Honors Reader
Prof. Jeff Kubik
Capstone Major
Economics
Capstone College
Arts and Science
Audio/Visual Component
no
Keywords
student debt, entrepreneurship, youth employment, economic growth
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Social Sciences
Subject Categories
Behavioral Economics | Growth and Development
Abstract
This paper discusses the topical issue of rising student debt and the effect it has on employment decisions, particularly entrepreneurship. This paper aims to analyze this relationship using labor economic theories on investing and saving, labor decisions and risk aversion. Additionally, it discusses the role of entrepreneurship on economic growth and globalization using both historical and present-day data gathered from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1997—2011), The Kauffman Research Center, and the US Department of Education.
Recommended Citation
Medina, Lidia P., "An Indentured Generation? The Effect of Student Debt on Entrepreneurship in the United States" (2015). Honors Capstone Projects - All. 833.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/833
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