Boom to Bust & Back Again

Presenter: Travis Gillmore

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 21-22

Semester: Fall

Faculty Mentor: Hillary Homzie

Department: Communication & Media Studies

Funding Source/Sponsor: Class Project, SYRCE Symposium

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Abstract:
The 1920s and the 2020s are shockingly similar in terms of socio-economic inequality, unprecedented medical narratives, and vaulted stock market valuations.  This project looks at how the decades compare and what can be done to avoid a repeat performance of the Great Crash.