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2012 Economic Policy Symposium
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosts more than 100 central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists from around the world at its annual economic policy symposium Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 in Jackson Hole, Wy.
Speakers include Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Bank for International Settlements General Manager Jaime Caruana, Kansas City Fed President Esther George, as well as professors and central bank governors.
Materials for this year's symposium, during which participants discuss economic issues, implications and policy options, will be posted as they are available. Times listed on the agenda are Mountain Standard Time.
To learn about the symposium's history read In Late August.
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| Foreword Esther L. George President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City |
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| Opening Remarks | Ben S. Bernanke Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
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The ''Big C'': Identifying and Mitigating Contagion
| Author: | Kristin J. Forbes Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Franklin Allen Professor, University of Pennsylvania |
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The Dog and the Frisbee
| Author: | Andrew G. Haldane Executive Director, Financial Stability, Bank of England |
| Discussants: | José De Gregorio Professor, Universidad de Chile |
Eswar S. Prasad Professor, Cornell University and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution |
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Methods of Policy Accommodation at the Interest-Rate Lower Bound
| Author: | Michael Woodford Professor, Columbia University |
| Discussant: | Adam S. Posen Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics and External Member; Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England |
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Policymaking in an Interconnected World
| Luncheon Address: | Jaime Caruana General Manager, Bank for International Settlements |
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Redistributive Monetary Policy
| Authors: | Markus K. Brunnermeier Professor, Princeton University |
Yuliy Sannikov Professor, Princeton University |
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| Discussant: | Amir Sufi Professor, University of Chicago |
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The United States Labor Market: Status Quo or a New Normal?
| Authors: | Edward P. Lazear Professor, Stanford University and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution |
James R. Spletzer Principal Economist, U.S. Census Bureau |
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| Discussant: | Athanasios Orphanides Senior Fellow, Center for Financial Studies |
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Global Policy Perspectives
| Panelists: | Zeti Akhtar Aziz Governor, Central Bank of Malaysia |
| Alan S. Blinder Professor, Princeton University |
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| Stanley Fischer Governor, Bank of Israel |
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