ESSENTIAL QUESTION: To what extent should central banks intervene in markets to influence economic activity?
Focus Question #1: Are cryptocurrencies the monetary future of the world?
Focus Question #2: Was quantitative easing the right policy in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis?
Focus Question #3: Is the current monetary tightening in the United States the right monetary policy for this moment?
November 7: Introduction to Money and Financial Assets
Watch this video and discuss.
Lecture on money and financial assets. Here's the Loom Lecture and here's the slideshow (open it with Keynote).
November 9: Interest Rate Determination
Watch this video and discuss.
Lecture on Interest Rates. Here's the Loom Lecture and here's the slideshow.
Watch this video and discuss.
Lecture on Monetary Policy. Here's the Loom Lecture and here's the slideshow.
November 16: Open inquiry research
Formative: MCQ's and and graphing FRQ on the class lectures.
Graphing Problem: We will do a graphing problem together in preparation for the summative.
Research: Choose one of the three questions at the top of this page to research. Complete this document in relation to that question. PLEASE PRINT IT OUT AND BRING IT WITH YOU TO CLASS ON THE DAY OF THE SUMMATIVE.
Summative Assessment: Next class you will have a summative assessment. It will consist of three parts.
Multiple-choice: Questions related to the class lectures.
FRQ: Graphing question related to the class lectures.
Writing: This section will require you to use the position paper to respond to one of the three questions at the top of this page in writing.
November 18: Summative Assessment (Shared Inquiry)