2008 Financial Crisis & the Geithner Plan: Economics Videos

This short series explains the Geithner Plan, a 2009 U.S. government plan to help banks recover from the financial crisis by buying up troubled assets. You will see how the plan worked, who took on the risk, and what a better solution might have looked like. It is a good follow-up for anyone who has watched the videos on the 2008 bailout. Some background on the financial crisis will help.

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