Douglas Webber
Senior Economist in the Consumer and Community Research Section of the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Board
Chapter Member: Maryland-Washington, D.C. 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
Opinion: "Is College Worth It? Going beyond Averages," Douglas Webber, Third Way, September 18, 2018.
Research discussed by , in "The Link Between Completion and Loan Repayment," Inside Higher Ed, August 8, 2018.
Opinion: "We Must Protect Our Most Vulnerable Students from Debt," Douglas Webber, The Hill, June 14, 2018.
Quoted by Gabrielle Levy in "Increases in Medicaid Spending Come at the Expense of Higher Education: Study," U.S. News & World Report, May 1, 2018.
Quoted by Ryan Quinn in "Experts Question Aspects of WV's Free Community College Tuition Bill," Charleston Gazette-Mail, January 27, 2018.
Research discussed by , in "Flashpoint: GOP Tax Reform Law, Pardoned New Jersey Offender, and MLK Day," CBS Philly, January 7, 2018.
Quoted by Cherri Gregg in "What the Tax Reform Law Means for Tax Payers," CBS Philadelphia, January 5, 2018.
Quoted by Sam Meredith in "Meet the Far-lLeft Firebrand Threatening to Derail the French Election," CNBC, April 14, 2017.
Opinion: "Fancy Dorms aren’t the Main Reason Tuition is Skyrocketing," Douglas Webber, Fivethirtyeight, September 13, 2016.
Opinion: "Clinton Issues a Promising Proposal for Tuition Reform," Douglas Webber, The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 10, 2015.
Opinion: "Colleges Should Share the Risk for Student-Loan Defaults," Douglas Webber, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 8, 2015.