The notion of a student debt jubilee has begun its march from the margin of policy debates to the center. This article discusses why such a jubilee would be desirable and how it might be implemented. After reviewing the history of student debt, the arguments for cancellation, and the two bills...

This paper analyses the effect of trust on bank loan spreads for a sample of 16,324 loans from 36 countries over the period 2003-2013, considering not just the role of trust but also the interaction between trust and the legal protection of property rights and how its effect is moderated by the...