Foreword
THOMAS M. HOENIG
President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Tribute to J. Roger Guffey

The Contributors

Symposium Introduction

Opening Remarks
BEN S. BERNANKE
Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

The Origins and Nature of Financial Crises

The "Surprising" Origin and Nature of Financial Crises: A Macroeconomic Policy Proposal
RICARDO J. CABALLERO
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant: KENNETH S. ROGOFF
Professor, Harvard University

General Discusssion

Financial Crises and Economic Activity

Financial Crises and Economic Activity
STEPHEN G. CECCHETTI
Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements
CHRISTIAN UPPER
Head of Financial Markets, Bank for International Settlements

Discussant:MARK GERTLER
Professor, New York University

General Discussion

Policies to Stabilize Financial Markets

Panelists:
CHARLES GOODHART
Professor, London School of Economics

BRIAN F. MADIGAN
Director, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

JEAN-CHARLES ROCHET
Professor, University of Toulouse

General Discussion

Luncheon Address
STANLEY FISCHER
Governor, Bank of Israel

General Discussion

Monetary Policy to Stabilize Economic Activity

Using Monetary Policy to Stabilize Economic Activity
CARL E. WALSH
Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz

Discussant: MARK J. CARNEY
Governor, Bank of Canada

General Discussion

Fiscal Policy to Stabilize Economic Activity

Activist Fiscal Policy to Stabilize Economic Activity
ALAN J. AUERBACH
Professor, University of California, Berkeley
WILLIAM G. GALE
Vice President and Director, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution

Discussants:
R. GLENN HUBBARD
Dean, Columbia Business School, Columbia University

KLAUS SCHMIDT-HEBBEL
Professor, Catholic University of Chile

General Discussion

The International Policy Response to Financial Crises

Panelists:
JAIME CARUANA
General Manager, Bank for International Settlements

MASAAKI SHIRAKAWA
Governor, Bank of Japan

JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET
President, European Central Bank

General Discussion

Roster of Attendees