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Class number:
3165
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Title: Fiscal Policy in the U.S. |
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Department: Economics |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 12 |
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Current enrollment: 11 |
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Available seats: 1 |
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Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 |
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End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM, WM - 310B |
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Instructor(s): Zannoni, Diane |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C+ or better in Economics 301 and 302. This course is open to senior Economics majors only. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
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Note: Please contact Professor Zannoni at Diane.Zannoni@trincoll.edu for a pin to this senior seminar. |
Course Description:
This seminar will examine the fiscal policy decisions, and the theories that guided those decisions, during two periods in United States' history. The first encompasses the American Revolution through the Civil War (1775 -1860s). The second begins with the fiscal policy controversies surrounding the New Deal through to the present day. Topics include debates over the funding of infrastructure, the creation of institutions (such as the first banks and social security), deficits and debts, and the financing of wars. |