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We Buy Anything: an in-class activity demonstrating the Fed's response to the financial crisis of 2008
This activity engages students and underscores how quickly and dramatically the Federal Reserve System responded to the financial crisis of 2008. By having students assume the role of various economics players: from commercial banks to foreign governments, this activity highlights how the Fed's operations changed during the crisis. Since the crisis and the adoption of a 0% Federal Funds Rate target, the Fed has shifted toward 'balance sheet'...
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- Material Type:
- Drill and Practice
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- January 2, 2023
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- March 9, 2023
- Authors:
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Lucy Malakar,
Lorain County Community College
Laura Wind-Norton - Submitter:
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Cathy Swift
- Primary Audience:
- College General Ed, College Lower Division
- Technical Format:
- Website
- Mobile Compatibility:
- Not specified at this time
- Language:
- English
- Cost Involved:
- No
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- Unknown
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This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
