Reflection on Government Participation in the Economy Now that you have completed the sections on fiscal and monetary policies, reflect on what you have studied about the role of the government in the economy, and tools to influence economic activity.  (Tools refer to government regulation, fiscal policy, and monetary policy.) Describe whether your ideas regarding the effectiveness of government policy have changed since Week One. .

1. Reflection on Government Participation in the Economy
Now that you have completed the sections on fiscal and
monetary policies, reflect on what you have studied about the
role of the government in the economy, and tools to influence
economic activity. (Tools refer to government regulation, fiscal
policy, and monetary policy.) Describe whether your ideas
regarding the effectiveness of government policy have changed
since Week One.