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*Student loans have been demonstrated to push people away lower-paying public service jobs – and it is not a leap to think that it would also push people to away from risky entrepreneurial ventures. [http://www.kauffman.org/blogs/growthology/2015/05/3-ways-student-debt-can-affect-millennial-entrepreneurs (Kauffman)]
*The share of new entrepreneurs in the 20 to 34-year old age group has gone down dramatically, from 34.8% in 1996 to 22.7% in 2013. [http://www.kauffman.org/blogs/growthology/2015/05/3-ways-student-debt-can-affect-millennial-entrepreneurs (Kauffman)]
*Given shifts among younger workers, the concern now is whether entrepreneurship rates in total (including older workers) will continue to recover from the recession lows or plateau to a kind of "new normal" of lower entrepreneurship activity. [http://www.cnbc.com/2015/02/11/a-new-normal-for-us-start-up-activity.html (CNBC)]
