2008 Financial Crisis

Investigate the causes and effects of the 2008 Financial Crisis or The Great Recession. You will have to delve deep into the banking structures and practices, as well as the government response to the crisis.

The Big Short is a great movie to help you get a handle on the practices that lead to the banks being on the brink of failure.

Watch videos that summarize the crisis and try to read some economists’ opinion (found in newspapers, journals etc) about the whole crisis.

Create a report of your findings.