Bell Ringers

Bell Ringer: Government Policy and Economic Growth

Government Policy and Economic Growth

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen talked about the Biden administration’s plan to stimulate long-run economic growth.

Description

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen talked about the Biden administration’s plan to stimulate long-run economic growth.

Bell Ringer Assignment

  • Explain what Secretary Yellen means by “modern supply-side economics”.
  • In what three ways does she assert that the Biden administration has delivered on this agenda?
  • Why does improved infrastructure encourage economic growth?
  • What does she state is the relationship between infrastructure investment and gross national output in the long-run?
  • Where does the United States rank internationally in terms of investment in research and development? What impact could this have on long-run economic growth?
  • AP Macroeconomics Graphing Practice: Assume that the policies presented in the clip are successful in attaining the Biden Administration’s goal. Draw both a production possibilities curve and a long-run aggregate supply curve that indicates the change created by these government actions.

Participants

    Vocabulary

    • Economic Growth
    • Full Employment
    • Inequality
    • Infrastructure
    • Post-pandemic Economy
    • Prosperity
    • Supply Side
    • Sustainable Growth

    Topics

    Bureaucracy & RegulationEconomics & Financial Literacy

    Grades

    High SchoolUniversity