CRITICAL ECONOMIC ISSUES

COURSE LEADERS: Jim Kneser
MEETS: 4 Tuesdays TIME: 10:00am - 12:00pm
DATES COURSE MEETS: 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28
PRICE: $60.00
LOCATION: 8081 E. Orchard Rd., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Map
TYPE: Lecture,Discussion
CATEGORY: ECONOMICS & GLOBAL POLICY
DESCRIPTION:

Our economic recovery from the 2008 credit contraction and recession has been the slowest of the past half century, causing prolonged human suffering. The Federal Reserve Board estimates that our slower-than-expected recovery has already cost over $17 trillion in foregone national income and has doubled our national debt. The standard fiscal and monetary responses have not worked, causing some to suggest that the causes are structural and secular rather than cyclical. Revisit and update what we learned in class in fall 2013, when we examined Northwestern University Professor Robert Gordon’s provocative theories. New to the hot seat will be Harvard Professor Larry Summers’ contested 21st century version of Alvin Hansen’s secular stagnation theory. Critical Econ devotees and newcomers alike will enjoy the clear and interesting explanations.