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Economist Phillip Levine talks to GBH about how colleges and universities are working to communicate affordability. The College Board has just acquired his college cost estimator, MyinTuition.

When a college is in deficit, its leaders may try to liquidate land and other assets. But selling land is “the equivalent of raiding your endowment,” economist Phillip Levine told the Boston Globe.

“Enrolling more higher-income students provides greater revenue that allows the school to pay their bills,” economist Phillip Levine says, but he adds, “there are definitely equity concerns with that.”

In part two of economist Phillip Levine’s series for Brookings about financial aid for students without demonstrated financial need, he explores how widespread this practice is among colleges.

Economics professor Phillip Levine is quoted in Reuters’ coverage of a new report on U.S. fertility rates. He noted factors making younger women less interested in having children.

In part one of his four-part series for Brookings about financial aid for higher-ed students without financial need, Phillip Levine, economics professor, explains why colleges offer it.

Sari Pekkala Kerr, senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, says it’s impossible to know the impact of a $30 minimum wage because it has never increased by that much.

Economist Sari Pekkala Kerr notes that while some states and cities have raised their minimum wages, the federal minimum wage, last raised 16 years ago, still acts as the floor in 20 states.

Net tuition costs for students across income levels and institution types have decreased since 2019–20, Phillip Levine writes in a new report for the Brookings Institution.