Student debt and behavioral bias: a trillion dollar problem

Praful Raj

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Abstract: This literature review elucidates the implications of behavioral biases, particularly those stemming from overconfidence and framing, on the intertemporal choices made by students on their underline demand preferences for student loans. A secondary objective is to understand the potential utility of social media to assist students and young borrowers with the debt repayment process and management of their loan tenures. A close examination of the literature reveals a substantial influence of these behavioral and cognitive principles on the intertemporal choices made by students towards debt repayments. This affects not only the magnitude of loans they acquire but also the anchoring of the terms of loan conditions associated with repayment. Furthermore, I establish that harnessing social media as the potential to cultivate financial literacy and enhanced understanding of loan terms to expedite the process of debt redemption. This review could serve as a valuable repository for students, scholars, and policymakers alike, in order to expound on the cognitive biases that students and consumers often face when applying and entering into loan contract.

Date: 2023-10
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