George Kahn is a Vice President and Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. In this capacity, he serves as an advisor to the Bank’s president and board of directors on monetary policy issues and conducts basic and applied research on issues of relevance to the Federal Reserve System.

Mr. Kahn joined the Bank as an economist in 1982 and was promoted to the official staff in 1993. He received a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1978 and a Ph.D. degree in economics from Northwestern University in 1983. Mr. Kahn has taught economics at the University of British Columbia and has published articles on inflation and unemployment, potential economic growth, and monetary policy.

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Review articles

"The Role of Money in Monetary Policy: Why Do the Fed and ECB See It So Differently?" with Scott Benolkin, Third Quarter 2007 (Summary | Article PDF 294K)

"Communicating a Policy Path: The Next Frontier in Central Bank Transparency?," First Quarter 2007. (Summary | Article PDF 106K)

"The Greenspan Era: Lessons for the Future--A Summary of the Bank's 2005 Economic Symposium," Fourth Quarter 2005. (Summary | Article PDF 152K)

"The Role of Community Banks in the U.S. Economy," with William Keeton, Linda Schroeder, and Stuart Weiner, Second Quarter 2003. (Summary | Article PDF 90K)

"Global Economic Integration: Opportunities and Challenges--A Summary of the Bank's 2000 Symposium," Fourth Quarter 2000. (Summary | Article PDF 79K)

"Conducting Monetary Policy with Inflation Targets," with Klara Parrish, Third Quarter 1998. (Summary | Article PDF 350K)

"Achieving Price Stability: A Summary of the Bank's 1996 Symposium," Fourth Quarter 1996. (Summary | Article PDF 39K)

"Progress Toward Price Stability: A Report Card for 1994," First Quarter 1995. (Summary | Article PDF 96K)

"Achieving Price Stability: A 1993 Report Card," First Quarter 1994. (Full Publication 711K)

"Sluggish Job Growth: Is Rising Productivity or an Anemic Recovery to Blame?" Third Quarter 1993. (Full Publication 1.02MB)

"Policies for Long-Run Economic Growth: A Summary of the Bank's 1992 Symposium," Fourth Quarter 1992. (Full Publication 736K)

"Policy Implications of Trade and Currency Zones: A Summary of the Bank's 1991 Symposium," November/December 1991. (Full Publication 786K)

"Does More Money Mean More Bank Loans?" July/August 1991. (Full Publication 530K)

"Possible Monetary Policy Responses to the Iraqi Oil Shock," with Robert Hampton Jr., November/December 1990. (Full Publication 839K)

"Has the Cost of Disinflation Declined?" with Stuart Weiner, May/June 1990. (Full Publication 1.17MB)

"The Changing Interest Sensitivity of the U.S. Economy," November 1989. (Full Publication 1.10MB)

"Lessons from West German Monetary Policy," with Kristina Jacobson, April 1989. (Full Publication 1.06MB)

"Nominal GNP: An Anchor for Monetary Policy?" November 1988. (Full Publication 1.47MB)

"Dollar Depreciation and Inflation," November 1987. (Full Publication 812K)

"International Policy Coordination In an Interdependent World," March 1987. (Full Publication 1.08MB)

"Investment in Recession and Recovery: Lessons from the 1980s," November 1985. (Full Publication 665K)

"Inflation and Disinflation: A Comparison Across Countries," February 1985. (Full Publication 951K)

"Theories of Price Determination," April 1984. (Full Publication 706K)

"Wage Behavior in the United States: 1907-80," April 1983. (Full Publication 702K)

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Research Working Papers

"The Taylor Rule and the Transformation of Monetary Policy" with Pier Francesco Asso and Robert Leeson, RWP 07-11 (PDF, 383K | Abstract)