Humanities at Play: Quantitative Easing With Mark Pingle
Join Nevada Humanities and Mark Pingle, professor of economics (UNR), at The Glass Die for a Humanities at Play in-person event. Pingle will introduce the concept of quantitative easing using examples from various economic crises. Audience members will have the chance to put theory into practice and play the board game QE. This is a free event. Space is limited and advanced registration is required. Please note that The Glass Die is a 21+ establishment.
In the game QE, a term that stands for "quantitative easing", players represent nations who are bidding to bail out companies that are “too big to fail” during the 2008 economic crisis. The central banks have unlimited financial resources, so lots of money is going to be printed, but the central banks also face disaster — print too much money and the country they represent goes bust. At the end of the game, players score points based on the companies they have collected and the player with the most points wins. However, the player who spent the most money during the game is eliminated from competition. They have inflated their currency and trashed their economy.
