How much debt do students have?
IFS has provided an estimate that students from ‘low-income families graduating with the highest debt levels, in excess of £57,000.’ Also published this week from HEPI an interesting report on what new students expect from university. For more information on student loan statistics see this June 2017 briefing from the House of Commons Library Student […]
50 years of credit cards
Its 50 years since people started using credit cards in the UK with the issue of the first Barclaycards. The BBC has a fascinating social history feature. For more in-depth resources try these recommendations!: UK Card Association has a timeline of key events including introductions and milestone figures. For history of specific cards see: Diners […]
International Debt Statistics
International Debt Statistics 2014 Just launched by the World Bank, this new publication replaces the previous Global Development Finance, Volume II (1997 to 2009) and the earlier World Debt Tables (1973 to 1996). The publication has data from 2000 onwards covering over 200 indicators. Online tables can be found on the World Bank open data […]
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