Parents’ Wealth Helps Explain Racial Disparities in Student Loan Debt

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Abstract: The student loans black students are taking out to finance college may be contributing to racial wealth gaps.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Part of Series: In the Balance

Publication Date: 2018

Issue: 19

Pages: 1-3