The following is a short list of resources to get you thinking about the essay question. A lot of information on this topic is available, and this list shouldn’t be considered exhaustive, but a starting point. Remember, creative research will be rewarded, so a trip to your library could pay off.
Microeconomic Policy:
Clement, Douglas. “If You Lost Your Job.” The Region. June 2006.
Clement. Douglas. “Interview with David Card.” The Region. December 2006.
Mahon, Joe. “Are Economic Development Incentives doing their JOBZ?” fedgazette. Oct. 2010.
Mahon, Joe. “A Minimum Wager.” fedgazette. March 2007.
Macroeconomic Policy:
Bernanke, Ben. “What the Fed Did and Why: Supporting Recovery and Sustaining Price Stability.” Washington Post. November 4, 2010.
Farmer, Roger. How the Economy Works: Confidence, Crashes and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies. New York: Oxford University Press. 2010.
Krugman, Paul and Robin Wells. “The Way Out of the Slump.” New York Review of Books. Sept. 16, 2010.
Rolnick, Art. “Interview with Thomas Sargent.” The Region. Sept. 2010.
Job Creation:
Davies, Phil. “Sizing Up Job Creation.” The Region. Sept. 2010.
Wirtz, Ron. “The Great Green Hope.” fedgazette. Oct. 2010.
Wirtz, Ron. “Green: What Role Government?” fedgazette. Oct. 2010.