Description Effectiveness of the Counter-Cyclical Policies Purpose of Assignment This assignment addresses how both

  

Description Effectiveness of the Counter-Cyclical Policies Purpose of Assignment This assignment addresses how both monetary and fiscal policies have been used during the so-called Great Recession, which began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009, to the present to moderate the business cycle. Assignment Steps Resources: Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft® Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products. Create a minimum 10-slide PowerPoint® presentation, including detailed speaker notes or voiceover, in which you analyze your choice of one the following markets or industries: The housing market Financial markets Commodity and stock markets An industry of your choice, such as the automobile industry, the airline industry, retail trade, or any other major industry that suffered heavy losses during the Great Recession Your analysis will extend from the beginning of the Great Recession, which was December 2007, to the present and should include the following: An Excel® workbook with the following datasets: One dataset related to the U.S. housing industry such as housing starts, the FHFA housing price index, or another dataset of your choice related to the housing market. One dataset related to personal or household income or to personal or household saving. One dataset related to the labor market such as the unemployment rate, initial claims for unemployment insurance, or another dataset of your choice related to the U.S. labor force.