Materials for this year's symposium, during which participants discuss economic issues, implications and policy options, are posted below. Times listed on the agenda are Mountain Standard Time. To learn more about the symposium's history read PDFIn Late August.
Agenda
Day 1:
Opening Reception and Dinner
Host:
Esther L. George
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Day 2:
Opening Remarks
Chair:
Kristin J. Forbes
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jerome H. Powell | PDFRemarks
Chairman
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Increasing Differences Between Firms: Market Power and the Macro-Economy
Author:
John Van Reenen | PDFPaper
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant:
Valerie A. Ramey | PDFRemarks
Professor
University of California-San Diego
Understanding Weak Capital Investment: The Role of Market Concentration and Intangibles
Authors:
Nicolas Crouzet | PDFPaper
Assistant Professor
Northwestern University
Janice C. Eberly | PDFPaper
Professor
Northwestern University
Discussant:
Thomas Philippon | PDFRemarks
Professor
New York University
Panel on Changing Market Structure and Implications for Monetary Policy
Panelists:
Andrew G. Haldane | PDFRemarks
Chief Economist
Bank of England
Antoinette Schoar | PDFRemarks
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chad Syverson |PDFRemarks
Professor
University of Chicago
Luncheon Address
Alan B. Krueger | PDFRemarks
Professor
Princeton University
Adjournment
Day 3:
More Amazon Effects: Online Competition and Pricing Behaviors
Chair:
Lisa D. Cook
Associate Professor
Michigan State University
Author:
Alberto F. Cavallo | PDFPaper
Associate Professor
Harvard University
Discussant:
Yuriy Gorodnichenko| PDFRemarks
Professor
University of California-Berkeley
Competition, Stability, and Efficiency in Financial Markets
Authors:
Dean Corbae | PDFPaper
Professor
University of Wisconsin
Ross Levine | PDFPaper
Professor
University of California-Berkeley
Discussant:
Claudia M. Buch | PDFRemarks
Vice President
Deutsche Bundesbank
Overview Panel
Panelists:
Agustín Carstens | PDFRemarks
General Manager
Bank for International Settlements
Stephen S. Poloz | PDFRemarks
Governor
Bank of Canada
Raghuram G. Rajan | PDFRemarks
Professor
University of Chicago