Chrome File Edit View History Bookmarks Profiles Tab Window Help . . . A OL $ 1 7 Q 2 4 Fri Jul 8 7:22 PM Error X Topic: Discussion Lecture 11 - 1 x + C D usflearn.instructure.com/courses/1755800/discussion_topics/9293986 a * * Update : USF Summer 22 LEARN Home Discuss Modules In 2-3 paragraphs (see getting started module for details, including the specific sentence length requirements), respond to the following. Your initial post should be substantive. Also reply to at least 2 classmate's posts. Offer Account Announcements a substantive reply of at least 1 paragraph. Aim to complete your initial post by Thursday of each week to allow other students to respond before Friday. Assignments Dashboard As you Have learned in the last chapters, policymakers have important decisions to make about whether and how to take actions designed to change co itions in the macroeconomy. This is not an easy task! There are Discussions many considerations - Is the economy doing well on its own? If not, would policy help? What kind of policy - monetary, fiscal, both? Is the economy in an ecession? Should we engage in expansionary policy or Courses Quizzes contractionary policy? What particular type of action should we take? If monetary, do we buy bonds or sell bonds? If fiscal - should we change taxes or go ent spending? And should the change be an increase or a decrease? For all policy actions, remember how important timing is to taking the appropriate action in a way that will accomplish the intended outcome (to the extent that rs can influence it). Macmillan Learning Take a few moments to look at this video review of macroeconomic policy hosted by your friend, and mine, Mr. Clifford. Take the time to test yourself before you take on this last discussion assignment. (Remember that the Calendar Grades AS curve that Mr. Clifford refers to shifting as the economy self-corrects is the SRAS.) CAUTION: Remember that not every action taken by the President and Congress constitutes discretionary fiscal policy - review this in addition Microsoft Teams to how policy works in the AD/AS model nbox meetings Syllabus Fiscal and M Policy Review History Files People Fiscal & Mo y -Macro Topic Watch later Share Syllabus No Archive Honorlock Policy Fiscal & USF Course Evaluations Fiscal Help Monetary Follett Discover Policy Final Exam Matrix Monetary Library Resources Policy Watch on YouTube So now, since you've learned a bit about policy, and the difficulties associated with its implementation, your task for this discussion is perhaps the most challenging one. In your initial post, you are to write to either the President (on fiscal policy) or to the Chair of the Federal Reserve (on monetary policy) (this means you need to address your post!) describing a specific policy action that you believe should be taken at this moment in time (e.g., lower taxes or buy bonds) and explain why you would take the action (what is currently happening in the economy and what will this action accomplish?). K L O MacBook Pro Q Search Secure Search