to Overcome it.” In this write-up, you will have to use some of the
insights from this course and analyze the current problems we are facing in the
economy. As you have been reading, it is now officially declared that the US is
in a recession. This means that the nation is experiencing negative economic
growth (this is similar to a firm experiencing declining sales). Your write-up
should include (not necessarily in this order) the following points:
What caused the recession? Consider short-term as well as
long-term causes.
Who (and what policies) are to blame for this?
How can the new administration start getting the economy out
of this mess.
What specific strategies might be needed? (Evaluate the
current strategies, and suggest others if you don’t like the current ones.
Do you think the US can recover fully from the current
crisis?
