Any topic (writer’s choice)
Need 6 -8 power point slides with fiscal policy and monetary policy- See information below!
Prompt
For this assignment, you will first need to choose a 10-year period in U.S. economic history between 1950 and today. You will then present the data collected from government sources related to a variety of macroeconomic phenomena and analyze them in conjunction with the models and core principles to explain the economy-wide changes during your chosen time period. You will also examine the events of the time in their relation to the macroeconomic issues as well as the corresponding government actions taken (fiscal and monetary policies) to address the issues. Be sure to include speaker notes to accompany the data and graphs, information, and explanations presented on the slide.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: Decade selected 2000-2010
Government Policies (Be sure to include speaker notes to accompany all of your responses.)
a) Fiscal Policy
i. Examine the fiscal policies in place at the start of your specific time period in relation to their effects on macroeconomic issues. For instance, consider level of government spending, taxation, subsidies, unemployment benefits, and so on.
ii. Analyze new fiscal policy actions undertaken by the U.S. government throughout the time period by describing their intended effects, using macroeconomic principles to explain the actions.
iii. Explain the impact of the new fiscal policy actions on individuals and businesses within the economy by integrating the macroeconomic data and principles.
Your work here should include scholarly research which you can best find
information on specific fiscal policies, search by President instead of by years
start with these sites:
Congressional Budget Office
https://www.cbo.gov/
White House website
https://www.whitehouse.gov/
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/
b) Monetary Policy
i. Examine the monetary policies in place at the start of your specific time period in relation to their effects on macroeconomic issues. For instance, consider the discount rate set by the Fed, the rates on reserves, open market operations, and so on.
ii. Analyze new monetary policy actions undertaken by the U.S. government throughout the time period by describing their intended effects, using macroeconomic principles to explain the actions.
iii. Explain the impact of the new monetary policy actions on individuals and businesses within the economy by integrating the macroeconomic data and principles.
AD-AS model
http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/bp/bp_hubbard_econ_5/Figures/ch24/figure2404.html
http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/bp/bp_hubbard_econ_5/sectionvid/section2301.html
http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/bp/bp_hubbard_econ_5/sectionvid/section2302.html
http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/bp/bp_hubbard_econ_5/sectionvid/section2303.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qhJPqyJRo8
http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/bp/bp_hubbard_econ_5/Figures/ch26/figure2604.html
Be sure to include speaker notes to accompany all of your responses.
Apply APA formatting to citations and references.