Economics Homework Help

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read An Assessment of TARP Assistance to Financial Institutions, The Role of the Federal Reserve as an International Lender of Last Resort during the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis, Political Economy of the U.S. Financial Crisis 2007-2009 (Links to an external site.) articles, and the Another Quantitative Easing Video (Links to an external site.) video.

For this assignment, you will assume the role of a financial analyst who works at a large U.S. investment bank. You’ve been asked to prepare a report for senior management that highlights how the economy, financial institutions, and financial markets have evolved since the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

• Analyze      the health of the economy prior to and during the financial crisis.
• Evaluate      the current state of the economy including financial institutions and      financial markets.
• Summarize      how financial market structure and regulations have changed since the      financial crisis. Appraise how these changes have impacted the U.S.      economy.
• Evaluate      the risks associated with shadow banks, stocks, bonds, derivatives,      securitization, rating agencies, subprime mortgages, and over-the-counter      trading during the financial crisis.
• Appraise      how the various financial intermediaries allocated capital to its most      productive uses during and after the financial crisis.
• Assess      how the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy mitigated the effects of the      crisis on the U.S. economy. Determine if these approaches will continue to      be effective in the foreseeable future.