This week we began the end of the 3rd Unit as we began to learn about the business cycle. We learned about monetary and fiscal policy and the government's role in the economy. We traded Finance Friday for Money Monday this week and looked at some TED Talks.
****This blog was posted on Tuesday April 29th, so you have until Tuesday May 6th to get this in on time for full credit.****
Suggested Reading: Review All of Unit 3
Week #15 Vocabulary:
- Monetary Policy
- Interest Rate
- Money Supply (RRR)
- Securities (Open Market Operations)
- Tight Money Policy
- Easy Money Policy
This week your blog post/homework is due by Sunday at midnight. Please complete your blog as a new post in the following fashion, labeling it as Week 15
- Paragraph 1: A thorough summary of our learning this week in class.
- Paragraph 2: We only have 2 more blogs. For next week I want you guys to answer the question: How important is our National Debt? Should we be concerned, or shall we just ignore it until it goes away? What about our debt with China, concerned or not?
- Paragraph 3: Please feel free to ask questions regarding the class here.
Week #15 Attachments:
Monetary Policy PPT
Macro Practice WS
Unit 3 Study Guide