-  Faculty Experts   -  News by Topic   -  News by School Search News & Info WUSTL in the News   - Powered by Google WUSTL Home Public Affairs Home University News Medical News Sports News Radio Service Business, Law & Econ Culture & Living Science & Technology Contact Information TV/Radio Studio Visiting Our Campuses Campus Images Sports photography Commercial Filming    and Photography Commercial Use of    Names and Symbols Domain Name policy Record (newspaper) Campus Calendars WUSTL News Summary Publications Online Facts, Guides & Maps		Washington University in St. Louis News & Information > Faculty Experts at Washington University in St. Louis > Michele Boldrin Joseph Gibson Hoyt Distinguished Professor in Arts and Sciences, economics Expertise: Public policy, economic growth, innovation, business cycles, intellectual property, welfare, property rights, education Bio: Professor Boldrin is an economist with a broad range of interests. His work includes research in business cycles and asset pricing; growth and demographic change; innovation and intellectual property; and public policy and the welfare state. Boldrin is a fellow of the Econometric Society. He is also a research associate of the Center for Economic Policy Research in London and for FEDEA in Madrid. WUSTL Contact Information: Work: (314) 935-5636 E-mail: mboldrin@artsci.wustl.edu Education: Ph.D. in Economics at University of Rochester M.A. in Economics at University of Rochester B.S. in Economics at Universita di Venezia News Stories & Tip Sheets: Showing 1 Stories. A solution to social security and education funding: it's all part of the cycle of life Bringing new meaning to student loans Nov. 1, 2007 -- Bill Michalski/WUSTL Publications A loan finances a young person's education. Twenty years later, that child is working, contributing to the economy and paying off their loan. As they repay, the capitalized value of the loan pays back their debt to the previous generation in the form of a pension. Download Funding social security and education are often thought of as separate issues. But the two issues should be linked, says economist Michele Boldrin, the Joseph Gibson Hoyt Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. In the same way that younger generations take care of their elders as a kind of "return" on their parent's investment, so too can the U.S. invest in the educational needs of its children and have the accumulated debt be paid off to retirees when it comes due. Showing 1 Stories.			Related Information Media Assistance: Shula Neuman Director, News and Information, Olin Business School and Department of Economics sneuman@wustl.edu (314) 935-5202 Related Groups: Departments: • Economics - View All Groups Related Topics: • Economic Policy • Economics • Social Policy / Issues - View All Topics Revised: Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007   Email this page   Print ready page Subscribe WUSTL News by E-mail
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