Fall 2008 Lecture Series

Issues, Choices and Trade-Offs in Election 2008

After we explored the issues in our Spring 2008 lectures, we took at look at the economic policy stances of McCain and Obama on an issue-by-issue basis.

Sept. 15 Macro Issues—The Recession, Taxes, Deficits and Social Security

Links to materials from this lecture:
PDF of lecture PowerPoint slides (3mb)
PDF of Zuckerman article (San Francisco Chronicle) – Comparing the candidates’ economic remedies

Sept. 29 Micro Issues—The Environment, Health Care, and Regulating Financial Institutions

Links to materials from this lecture:
PDF of PowerPoint slides
PDF of Martin Wolf column in Financial Times (9/23/08)
PDF of Gretchen Morgenson column in New York Times (9/27/08)
PDF of Lessons from a Federal Reserve Long-Timer

Location
All lectures begin at 7:30 pm at the History Theatre, 30 East Tenth Street in downtown St. Paul (map/directions ONLY). Please note, the History Theatre is NOT the Minnesota History Center!

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