BEREA, Ohio--Baldwin Wallace University (Ohio) economics professors are working to make sense of the barrage of numbers and economic claims in the final days of the election. Dr. Kay Strong and Dr. Lewis Sage have been featured speakers at "Reclaim November Ohio" events, sponsored by Jefferson Action this fall.
Dr. Sage speaks on unemployment and Dr. Strong presents on the issue of federal budget deficits and debt. Jefferson Action is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated, in part, to "making sure elected officials and politicians address the issues."
Strong is passionate about the need to help average citizens understand complex economic issues. "We try to help explain how long-run economic growth is stimulated, how unemployment is an outcome of short run fluctuations in the economy, and how the federal budget deficits and national debt tie back into both the growth and unemployment issues," Strong said.
"We generally take a full semester teaching our students about these concepts, their implications and viable policy options, so boiling it all down to a short presentation is a challenge, but an important one for the electorate."
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