The Obama Agenda - Part 2 - Economic Stimulus

This report from "A Time for Change: The Obama Agenda," examines the new president's biggest assignment: Restore confidence in the economy. As NBR's Darren Gersh finds out, some experts are saying it will take more than a stimulus package to boost American consumer confidence.

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External Links/Articles*

• Change.gov - The Office of The President-Elect
  This links to the "Revitalizing the Economy" section of President-elect Barack Obama's website. It includes a description of "The Obama-Biden Plan" to deal with the economic crisis.
• Marginal Revolution
  Marginal Revolution is a blog featuring posts authored by Tyler Cowen, the George Mason University economics professor interviewed in Darren Gersh's report.
• Moody's Economy.com
  Moody's Economy.com "provides economic research and consulting services to businesses, governments and other institutions." The firm's chief economist, Mark Zandi, is interviewed in Darren Gersh's report. This links to a section of the Moody's Economy.com website titled, "Zandi on Stimulus." It includes Zandi's analysis of the economic impact of various versions of the fiscal stimulus package proposed by the Obama team.
• Knowledge@Wharton
  Knowlege@Wharton is the online business journal published by The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. This links to a November 12, 2008 feature published in the journal. The feature is titled, "Dear President-elect Obama: Here's How to Get the Economy out of the Ditch."
• Senator David Vitter
  Senator David Vitter (R-Louisiana) is interviewed in Darren Gersh's report. The senator's website currently features a statement titled, "Approaching Widening Bailouts with Caution."
• Yale University
  Yale's Okun Professor of Economics, Robert Shiller, is interviewed in Darren Gersh's report. This links to Shiller's bio on the Yale website. It includes a link to information about his book about psychology and the economy, titled Animal Spirits and mentioned in the report.
• YouTube
  This links to video of the economy speech President-elect Obama delivered at George Mason University on January 8, 2009. The speech is referenced in Darren Gersh's report. The video was uploaded to YouTube by Change.gov, President-elect Obama's official website.

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