Q. We may not have a De Lorean that reaches 88 mph or a TARDIS that can slide through space and time, but within the confines of our class, we can attempt to rewrite economic history at least theoretically.

We've talked a lot about the precipitating factors that eventually developed into the storm we're calling the 2007 financial crisis. But did it have to happen?

Consider what you've learned about the root causes, as identified by leading economic thinkers and policymakers, as well as the timeline of the events as they developed. In your paper, outline three events/factors/policies that, if they had gone differently, might have helped us avoid the financial debacle we're entrenched in still.