Why was it claimed that the global economic crisis in 2008/09
would only be overcome if there was a co-ordinated policy response?
Has such a co-ordinated response been forthcoming?
Why was it claimed that the global economic crisis in 2008/09
would only be overcome if there was a coordinated policy response?
Has such a coordinated response been forthcoming?
2. After the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) the Central Bank
of the United States and the federal government both attempted to
stimulate the economy.
a. What caused the GDC and what fiscal policy actions can the
federal government take to stimulate the economy? Be sure to define
the key terms and the macro models you used to explain the
outcomes.
b. Explain what actions the Central Bank took to stimulate the
economy. Again, be sure to define key terms...
2. After the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) the Central Bank
of the United States and the federal government using fiscal
policies both attempted to stimulate the economy.
a. What caused the GFC and what fiscal policy actions did the
federal government take to stimulate the economy over the next 15
years? Be sure to define the key terms and the macro models you
used to explain the outcomes.
b. Explain what actions the Central Bank took to stimulate the...
How did “free market fundamentalism” contribute to the US/global
financial crisis of 2008? How do the makers of the film The Inside
Job criticise public and private actors in this crisis? What role
did the US state play (or refused to play) in this crisis? Why? Can
you draw parallels between this crisis and the 1997-98 East Asian
crisis?
How did
territorial expansion affect the United States in the Antebellum
Period? In your answer, be sure to consider the role of Indian
communities, forced Indian removal, Jacksonian politics, and the
Free Labor vs Slave Labor debate.