Reducing Unemployment: Current Issues and Policy Options

Reducing Unemployment: Current Issues and Policy Options

A symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
August 25-27, 1994

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Symposium Summary
BRYON HIGGINS
Opening Remarks
ALAN GREENSPAN
The Extent of High Unemployment in OECD Countries
JOHN P. MARTIN
Commentary: The Extent of High Unemployment in OECD Countries
DENNIS J. SNOWER
Past and Prospective Causes of High Unemployment
PAUL KRUGMAN
Commentary: Past and Prospective Causes of High Unemployment
EDMUND S. PHELPS
Commentary: Past and Prospective Causes of High Unemployment
CHRISTOPHER A. PISSARIDES

The Role of Demand Management Policies in Reducing Unemployment
CHARLES R. BEAN
Commentary: The Role of Demand Management Policies in Reducing Unemployment
STANLEY FISCHER
Commentary: The Role of Demand Management Policies in Reducing Unemployment
TAKATOSHI ITO
Commentary: The Role of Demand Management Policies in Reducing Unemployment
ALLAN H. MELTZER
The Role of Monetary Policy: Where Does Unemployment Fit In?
DONALD T. BRASH
Commentary
NIGEL LAWSON
Reducing Supply-Side Disincentives to Job Creation
DALE T. MORTENSEN

Commentary: Reducing Supply-Side Disincentives to Job Creation
MARTIN FELDSTEIN

Commentary: Reducing Supply-Side Disincentives to Job Creation
ASSAR LINDBECK
Active Labor Market Policies to Expand Employment and Opportunity
LAWRENCE F. KATZ
Commentary: Active Labor Market Policies to Expand Employment and Opportunity
JAMES J. HECKMAN
Commentary: Active Labor Market Policies to Expand Employment and Opportunity
JOHN W. MORLEY
Overview
FRANS ANDRIESSEN
ALAN S. BLINDER
MICHEL HANSENNE
HANS TIETMEYER
Closing Remarks
GEORGE SHULTZ