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The recent recession has been difficult for everyone. When money stops flowing in the market, unemployment spikes, foreclosures sky-rocket, and everyone must be very careful financially. Some people say the economy is recovering now while others say the economy is ready to nose dive again. Whichever theory is true, now is the time to find ways to stabilize the economy.
A major part of this economic recovery will be in the education field. Improving the education of people has helped all economic recoveries in recent years, from the rebirth of higher education after the Great Depression to Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s work to increase his country’s education since their release from the Soviet Union. Increased education in a country has long been a sign that the economy is recovering, as well as a way that the economy uses to recover.
Increasing a population’s education allows more people to get jobs that need a degree or training. This helps pump money into the economy by lowering the unemployment rate and increasing many people’s pay rate. It also helps the economy when people pay to go to college, since that also pumps more money back into the market. More money in the market means a more stable economy.
Education could be the best hope to stabilize the economy now. Every country that is feeling this recession could better recover and prevent further damage by increasing the value of education. Education has, and always will, play an important role in how the economy works.
