(From left) Professors Greg Trandel, Robert Grafstein, and Bill Lastrapes field questions from the Economics Society about the recent passed stimulus plan at the Miller Learning Center.

Stimulus Discussion Panel

Economics Society to Host Stimulus Plan Discussion Panel

On Wednesday, February 18, the Economics Society is sponsored a panel discussion of the recently passed stimulus plan, with Professors Bill Lastrapes (Economics), Greg Trandel (Economics) and Robert Grafstein (Political Science) serving as the panelists. A lot has happened since our October 8 panel, held in the wake of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. Since then, the US government and the Federal Reserve have undertaken a series of historic actions in addition to the passage of the stimulus package, including bailouts of the banking and automobile industries. And, now there is widespread talk of nationalizing the major banks.

Listen to the podcast of the panel discussion.

Below is a collection of sites that will help you stay abreast of developments in the economy:

• Baselinescenario.com
• IGM Forum
• The Economist: Free Exchange
• Marginal Revolution
• Fama/French Forum
• RGE Monitor
• Freakonomics
• Econbrowser
• Federal Reserve Board of Governors
• Stimulus Watch
• Greg Mankiw's Blog
• VoxEU

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