Materials for the symposium, during which participants discussed economic issues, implications and policy options, are posted below.

To learn about the symposium's history, read In Late August.

Agenda

Day 1:

Opening Reception and Dinner
Jeffrey Schmid
 | Host President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Day 2:

Friday Session

Janice C. Eberly
| Chair Professor, Northwestern University

Opening Remarks

Jerome Powell
| Keynote Chair, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
  • external Video Remarks
  • external Written Remarks

Demographic Trends in Global Labor Markets

Claudia Goldin
| Author Professor, Harvard University
  • pdf Goldin Paper
  • pdf Goldin Handout
Chad Jones
| Discussant Professor, Stanford University
  • pdf Jones Handout

General Discussion

Macroeconomic Consequences of Declining Labor Mobility

Linda Tesar
| Author Professor, University of Michigan
  • pdf Tesar Paper
  • pdf Tesar Handout
Steven J. Davis
| Discussant Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Hoover Institution at Stanford University
  • pdf Davis Handout

General Discussion

Panel: Technology and the Labor Market

Lawrence Katz
| Panelist Professor, Harvard University
  • pdf Katz Handout
Ufuk Akcigit
| Panelist Professor, University of Chicago
  • pdf Akcigit Handout
Laura Veldkamp
| Panelist Professor, Columbia University
  • pdf Veldkamp Handout

General Discussion

Luncheon Address

Ruth Porat
| Speaker President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google
  • external Remarks

Day 3:

Saturday Session

Maurice Obstfeld
| Chair Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Balancing Labor Markets and Inflation

Emi Nakamura
| Author Professor, University of California-Berkeley
  • pdf Nakamura Paper
  • pdf Nakamura Handout
Jordi Galí
| Discussant Senior Researcher and Professor, Center for Research in International Economics, Pompeu Fabra University
  • pdf Galí Handout

General Discussion

Labor Markets and Fiscal Sustainability

Ludwig Straub
| Author Professor, Harvard University
  • pdf Straub Paper
  • pdf Straub Handout
Karen Dynan
| Discussant Professor, Harvard University
  • pdf Dynan Handout

General Discussion

Panel: The Policy Implications of Labor Market Transition

Andrew Bailey
| Panelist Governor, Bank of England
  • pdf Bailey Handout
Christine Lagarde
| Panelist President, European Central Bank
  • pdf Lagarde Handout
  • external Remarks
Kazuo Ueda
| Panelist Governor, Bank of Japan
  • pdf Ueda Handout
  • external Remarks

General Discussion