Econ Discussion

  I need help with these two question. I need within 4 hours.

Q1: What determines the volume of a nation's exports and imports?  Explain in detail.

Q2: The economy is experiencing a recession. The head economist for the president is a student of economic history and his economic philosophy tends to follow the modern consensus of what we have learned about the business cycle. What would this economist recommend or not recommend? Explain in detail.