Why is college so damn expensive? 

The cost of college tuition in the United States has skyrocketed over the past few decades. Many people blame amenities like rock walls and lazy rivers. Others point to large administrative staffs. But Lou explains that simple economics might be the real culprit, and income inequality is making the problem worse than it should be.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Trends in the cost of college education (US)
nces.ed.gov/fa....
Vedder’s book
www.aei.org/pr...
Feldman’s book
global.oup.com...
Eaton on the Financialization of Higher Education
debtandsociety....
Drivers of the Rising Price of a College Education (Feldman)
www.mhec.org/s...
The Bennett Hypothesis
www.nytimes.co...
CREDITS
Writer: Louis Foglia
Editor: m.cho
Researcher: Dushyant Naresh
Supervising Producer: Allison Brown
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