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Will Renters be able to Pay their Rent? The next big crisis?

https://apple.news/Afii0nSMmS4ePs37heVOuzw

BILL GATES ON THE PANDEMIC—A MUST WATCH

https://youtu.be/iNLiUN0l7ws

For the Class of 2020, a Job-Eating Virus Recalls the Great Recession

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/business/coronavirus-class-of-2020-jobs.html?referringSource=articleShare

Why Is America Choosing Mass Unemployment?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/opinion/covid-economy-unemployment-europe.html

The Nordic Way to Economic Rescue

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/business/nordic-way-economic-rescue-virus.html?referringSource=articleShare

Opinion What Is a College Education in the Time of Coronavirus?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/opinion/college-education-coronavirus.html?referringSource=articleShare

Opinion ‘More Severe Than the Great Recession

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-economy-recession.html?referringSource=articleShare

The Future of Capitalism and Democracy in America

https://youtu.be/5ruUc8yJSJA

Possible Essay Questions

In the Wheelan chapter on the Federal Reserve, what did you learn about monetary policy and the Great Depression? What were the consequences of the policy that was adopted? What have you learned in this class that you can apply to the present financial crisis? According to Kaplan, why did the Fed cut rates by ½ a percentage point? Why have interest rates been so low? What does Kaplan say about income inequality? Explain the anatomy of a financial crisis.

Trade Wars, the Slowing Global Economy, and Monetary Policy

https://youtu.be/gKLL0jxq424

Deaths of Despair, the Future of Capitalism,

https://deathsofdespair.princeton.edu/about-book?te=1&nl=david-leonhardt&emc=edit_ty_20200306&campaign_id=39&instance_id=16538&segment_id=21941&user_id=d7f4a95140c5557b9d15bdb0109bf2e7&regi_id=7627816420200306