We have calculated the decline, from 1979 to 2015, in the “time cost” of 16 common household items (i.e., the number of hours the average American would have to work to earn enough money to purchase various household items). buff.ly/2Idhu6t
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And what about tuition costs?
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A complex story there. In comparison: ourworldindata.org/grapher/price-
Yet also the returns have changed significantly; c.f. ourworldindata.org/financing-educ and ourworldindata.org/returns-to-edu