Serena Law
Biographic Data
| ID | 4123469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Serena Law |
| GIVEN NAMES | Serena |
| FAMILY NAME | Law |
| SIGNATURE | LAW S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hartford Financial Services (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6467-0420 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The racial politics of student debt relief policy
Deservingness and the Politics of Student Debt Relief
As the pandemic accelerated calls to provide relief to millions of student borrowers, President Biden announced executive action to cancel $10,000 of student debt for most federal student loan holders. Both prior to and following his announcement, policymakers have debated the merits and details of student debt relief, focusing particular attention on the perceived deservingness of student loan borrowers. But we have little systematic evidence ab…
The political benefits of student loan debt relief
Are people likely to reward politicians who support canceling student loan debt? This paper draws on original conjoint and survey experimental data to assess the effects of student debt relief proposals on voter behavior. Using data collected 3 months prior to Biden’s announcement of a specific plan for broad-based student debt relief, the paper addresses two interrelated questions: How do policy details—such as eligibility restrictions and the a…
What Kind of Relief? Consumer Bankruptcy and Private Administration in the Neoliberal American Welfare State
This article examines the administrative structure of Chapter 7 bankruptcy to better understand the neoliberal welfare state. Studying the administrative workings of the bankruptcy system offers a clear example of the consequences that follow from delegating governance of state social programs to non-state—in this case private, profitseeking—actors. In consumer bankruptcy, considerable authority is delegated to private trustees and private attorn…
Apsa Teaching and Learning Track Summaries—Track Nine: Civic Engagement II
The participants in the Civic Engagement II track focused our attention on what we termed “the trifecta of civic engagement,” namely engaging students, contributing to the community, and changing institutional commitments of the university
Deservingness and the Politics of Student Debt Relief
As the pandemic accelerated calls to provide relief to millions of student borrowers, President Biden announced executive action to cancel $10,000 of student debt for most federal student loan holders. Both prior to and following his announcement, policymakers have debated the merits and details of student debt relief, focusing particular attention on the perceived deservingness of student loan borrowers. But we have little systematic evidence ab…
Apsa Teaching and Learning Track Summaries—Track Nine: Civic Engagement II
The participants in the Civic Engagement II track focused our attention on what we termed “the trifecta of civic engagement,” namely engaging students, contributing to the community, and changing institutional commitments of the university
What Kind of Relief? Consumer Bankruptcy and Private Administration in the Neoliberal American Welfare State
This article examines the administrative structure of Chapter 7 bankruptcy to better understand the neoliberal welfare state. Studying the administrative workings of the bankruptcy system offers a clear example of the consequences that follow from delegating governance of state social programs to non-state—in this case private, profitseeking—actors. In consumer bankruptcy, considerable authority is delegated to private trustees and private attorn…
The political benefits of student loan debt relief
Are people likely to reward politicians who support canceling student loan debt? This paper draws on original conjoint and survey experimental data to assess the effects of student debt relief proposals on voter behavior. Using data collected 3 months prior to Biden’s announcement of a specific plan for broad-based student debt relief, the paper addresses two interrelated questions: How do policy details—such as eligibility restrictions and the a…
Deservingness and the Politics of Student Debt Relief
As the pandemic accelerated calls to provide relief to millions of student borrowers, President Biden announced executive action to cancel $10,000 of student debt for most federal student loan holders. Both prior to and following his announcement, policymakers have debated the merits and details of student debt relief, focusing particular attention on the perceived deservingness of student loan borrowers. But we have little systematic evidence ab…
The racial politics of student debt relief policy
Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Debt (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Finance (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 works) · Student debt (2 works) · Student loan (2 works)