# Professor Constantine Yannelis' joint research on student loan debt repayment is spotlighted

1 Faculty News February 16, 2018 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/jumbo-loans-are-new-threat-in-u-s-student-debt-market-1518790152) -- "'A relatively small share of borrowers accounts for the majority of outstanding student-loan dollars, so the outcomes of this small group of individuals has outsized implications for the loan system and for taxpayers,' the authors say."

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