Economic Research during two decades. 2000’s, and 2010’s.

In your research, considerations should include changes, such as in:

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth (or not)

Unemployment

Inflation / Recession

International trade

Currency valuation

Fiscal policy by the government

Monetary policy from the Federal Reserve

2000s: Recession, 9/11, Housing Bubble, Financial crisis, Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Arab Spring

2010s: Obamacare, quantitative easing, ISIS, Dodd-Frank debate, stagnant wages, growing economic gap

Remember, this is not a history assignment, but rather an economic assignment.

This is a course project that will provide the class with an understanding of historical events from an economic point of view. While this is not a history assignment, it invites you to offer an explanation of historical economic events from the lens of an expert on economics. In this way, it is an economic assignment.