Authors

Gabriel Serna, University of Northern ColoradoFollow

The “Gainful Employment Rule” and Student Loan Defaults: How the Policy Frame Overlooks Important Normative Implications

Short Title

Gainful Employment and Student Loan Default

Abstract

In this essay I examine the empirical considerations and normative aspects that such a proposal engenders and how the policy frame, while useful, misses important normative implications for aid policy. Specifically, I will analyze the policy’s proposed goals, and the normative implications that adoption of such measures entails; which have been omitted from the policy debate. I will also consider how empirical or economic implications have taken center stage in the process of defining the policy’s image and the potential negative consequnces this creates.

Recommended Citation

Serna, Gabriel (2014) "The “Gainful Employment Rule” and Student Loan Defaults: How the Policy Frame Overlooks Important Normative Implications," Journal of Student Financial Aid: Vol. 44 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55504/0884-9153.1205
Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jsfa/vol44/iss1/5