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

The Contributors

Symposium Summary
GORDON H. SELLON, JR.
Vice-President & Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City,

CHARMAINE R. BUSKAS
Research Associate
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City


Opening Remarks
ALAN GREENSPAN
Chairman
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Challenges for Monetary Policy: New and Old
MERVYN KING
Deputy Governor
Bank of England

Commentary
JOHN TAYLOR
Professor
Stanford University

General Discussion

Monetary Policy and Asset Price Volatility
BEN BERNANKE
Professor
Princeton University

MARK GERTLER
Professor
New York University

Commentary
RUDIGER DORNBUSCH
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

General Discussion

Panel: Practical Experience with Asset Bubbles and Financial Crises

Monetary Policy in a Transition to a Floating Exchange Rate: Remarks on the Recent Brazilian Experience
Panelist: ARMINIO FRAGA
President
Central Bank of Brazil

The Czech Experience with Asset Bubbles and Financial Crises
Panelist: JOSEF TOSOVSKY
Governor
Czech National Bank

Asset Price and Monetary Policy: Japan's Experience
Panelist: YUTAKA YAMAGUCHI
Deputy Governor
Bank of Japan

General Discussion

Luncheon Address

Economic and Monetary Union in Europe - The Challenges Ahead
WILLEM DUISENBERG
President
European Central Bank

How Should Monetary Policy Be Conducted in an Era of Price Stability?
LARS SVENSSON
Professor
Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University

Commentary
ALLAN MELTZER
Professor
Carnegie-Mellon University

Commentary
MICHAEL WOODFORD
Professor
Princeton University

General Discussion

Exchange Rates and Financial Fragility
BARRY EICHENGREEN
Professor
University of California - Berkeley

RICARDO HAUSMANN
Chief Economist
Inter-American Development Bank

Commentary
MARTIN FELDSTEIN
President
National Bureau of Economic Research

General Discussion

Overview Panelists

STANLEY FISCHER
First Deputy Managing Director
International Monetary Fund

JACOB FRENKEL
Governor
Bank of Israel

ANDREW CROCKETT
General Manager
Bank for International Settlements

General Discussion

The Participants