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Potpourri
Potpourri 2
100
This man is the current Speaker of the House and a Representative from Ohio. He is responsible for leading his party in negotiating with the President.
Who is John Boehner?
100
This chairman of the Federal Reserve Board served under both Bush and Obama.
Who is Ben Bernanke?
100
When the likelihood that debt default increases, countries must pay a higher risk to account for risk.
What is interest rate?
100
What is the President of NYU's nickname, referencing his attractiveness?
Who is JSexy?
100
What is the term to indicate shortfalls in revenue against spending? Accumulations of this make up the debt.
What is the deficit?
200
This former Vice Presidential candidate is the House Budget Committee chairman
Who is Paul Ryan?
200
This economist supports deficit spending to moderate and alleviate recessions. He believes that government spending stimulates the economy.
Who is Keynes?
200
This country which defaulted on its debt recently privatized the gas company Repsol.
What is Argentina?
200
Which Stern donor made a fortune off the 2008 financial crisis and donated money?
Who is John Paulson?
200
What is the amount of federal debt held by the public?
What is $11 trillion?
300
During the debt ceiling crisis of 2011, this Senate Minority leader from Kentucky said "The debt ceiling is a hostage worth ransoming."
Who is Mitch McConnell?
300
This prominent economist and former director of the White House National Economic Council under Obama successfully lobbied for cutting capital gains and corporate taxes.
Who is Lawrence Summers?
300
This country, home to a politician with a signature wrapped braid around her head who was recently imprisoned, has defaulted on its debt previously.
What is Ukraine?
300
This socialist politician promised a 75% top income tax rate. Recently, wealthy people began to leave the country in which this man is President.
Who is Hollande?
300
The Republicans did this to Chuck Hagel to slow down his nomination process.
What is filibuster?
400
This controversial House of Representatives politician from Minnesota was a contender for President and is on the House Financial Services Committee.
Who is Michele Bachmann?
400
At this annual meeting in 2013, economists warned that the practice of central bankers stimulating the economy through policies like quantitative easing is unsustainable. Make sure you name the city and the name of the meeting.
What is the the Davos World Economic Forum?
400
This country has also defaulted previously. Its president is Rafael Correa.
What is Ecuador?
400
This coalition Prime Minister imposed austerity on his island country.
Who is David Cameron?
400
This Treasury Secretary's name was used to describe the economic policies that support balancing the budget to avoid the negative long-term effects of deficits on inflation and interest rates. Clinton implemented these policies.
Who is Robert Rubin?
500
This politician and co-chair of the Fix the Debt campaign earned his fortune from developing a financial technology company using funds from his Salomon Brothers severance package.
Who is Bloomberg?
500
This economist was the former chair of Obama's council of economic advisors. Her work focuses on the impact of tax policy on growth. She shares a last name with a NYU professor of economics, although they are unrelated.
What is the Davos World Economic Forum?
500
Name the two countries in the recent European sovereign debt crisis whose crisis was characterized by bank failures.
What is Iceland and Ireland?
500
This is a synonym for deficit scold, and is often used by Paul Krugman to scathingly describe deficit scolds.
Deficit hawk
500
This war is referenced in the title of Simon Johnson and James Kwak's book White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, the National Debt, and Why It Matters to You.
What is the War of 1812?
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