The economic challenges from the pandemic have drawn added attention to student loan debt relief. There are various approaches to address the $1.7 trillion of national student loan debt or reduce loan default: employer-sponsored repayment, public service loan forgiveness, income-based repayment plans, deferment, refinancing, loan consolidation and in particular loan forgiveness. View Webinar Download Slides … Continue reading Webinar on Student Loan Debt Relief: What Do We Know?
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CFS RDRC Newsletter Now Available with Calls for Applications for Four Training Programs
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security Retirement and Disability Research Center (CFS RDRC) is an applied research program which develops evidence that can assist policymakers, the public, and the media in understanding issues in Social Security, retirement, and disability policy, especially related to economically vulnerable populations. The CFS RDRC incorporates diversity of viewpoints … Continue reading CFS RDRC Newsletter Now Available with Calls for Applications for Four Training Programs
Five JSIT Scholars from 2020 Cohort Win CFS RDRC Research Awards
The scholars’ projects investigate important topics covering the life course, health care and financial stability. The Center for Financial Security’s Retirement and Disability Research Center (CFS RDRC) is proud to announce the five winners of our 2020 Junior Scholars in Training (JSIT) Research Awards: · Mahlia Ahmed, University of Illinois–Chicago: The Effect of Zebley Reform on Children’s Long-run Adult … Continue reading Five JSIT Scholars from 2020 Cohort Win CFS RDRC Research Awards
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