Economics
The Young People Who Got Screwed by a Strong Economy
Research shows the housing boom dimmed long-term career prospects for some workers.
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When the housing market was hot, from the late 1990s to 2006, there were many good jobs that didn’t require a college education. For a certain kind of high school grad, paying tuition started looking like a dodgy proposition.
Then the boom went bust.