Discussion

ECON 214

Discussion Board Instructions

Research outside the textbook is required for each forum. Acceptable research sources include your textbook, periodicals, journals, newspapers, magazines, and the Bible. (Sources such as Wikipedia, About.com, book reviews, and blogs are prohibited.)

In each thread and reply, you must demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the economic theory and outside research for the specific topic. You must adhere to APA style when formatting your posts and citing your sources. Each thread must contain at least 3 or 4 paragraphs including a minimum of 300 words.

· In the first paragraph, discuss the relevant economic theory of your topic (your textbook is a good source for this paragraph).

· In the second paragraph, you must include outside research to corroborate your thread

· In the third paragraph, cite and discuss a real-world example of your topic.

· In the fourth paragraph, integrate biblical insights into your discussion board posts.

· Title your thread according to your topic.

· There should not be more than 3 students writing about the same topic.

DB Topics to Choose from

1. Business cycles

2. Three types of unemployment

3. The effects of inflation

4. The Labor Force Participation of certain groups (men, women, teenagers, married persons, etc)

5. Full employment

6. The Loanable Funds Market

7. Who does inflation help?

8. AD and the recession of 2008

9. Keynesian Economics

10. Automatic Stabilizers

11. Paradox of Thrift

12. The Multiplier effect

13. The effectiveness of Fiscal Policy

14. Progressive income tax

15. The Flat tax