The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosted dozens of central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists from around the world at its annual economic policy symposium, Aug. 21 -23, 2014, in Jackson Hole, Wyo. 

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

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


Agenda

Day 1:

Opening Reception and Dinner

ESTHER GEORGE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Foreword

Contributors

Summary

Day 2:

Opening Remarks

  • pdf presentation

Janet L.Yellen
Chair
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Chair:
Peter Blair Henry
Dean, Stern School of Business
New York University

Churn and the Functioning of Labor Markets

Authors:

Steven J. Davis
Professor
University of Chicago

John Haltiwanger
Professor
University of Maryland

Discussant:

Richard Rogerso
Professor
Princeton University

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Job Polarization

  • pdf presentation

Author:

David Autor
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant

  • pdf presentation

Discussant:

Lisa M. Lynch
Professor
Brandeis University

Panel on Demographics

Panelists:

Karen Eggleston
Professor
Stanford University

David Lam
Professor
University of Michigan

Ronald D. Lee
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Luncheon Address

  • pdf presentation

Mario Draghi
President
European Central Bank

Adjournment

Day 3:

Scars from the Crisis

Chair:
Christina D. Romer
Professor
University of California, Berkeley

Author:
Till Marco von Wachter
Associate Professor
University of California, Los Angeles

Discussant:
Antonella Trigari
Associate Professor
Bocconi University

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Wage Dynamics

Giuseppe Bertola
Professor
EDHEC School of Business

Discussant

Discussant:
Mark Bils
Professor
University of Rochester

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Overview Panel: Labor Markets and Monetary Policy

Panelists:

Ben Broadbent
Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy
Bank of England

Haruhiko Kuroda
Governor
Bank of Japan

Alexandre Antonio Tombini
Governor
Central Bank of Brazil

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Adjournment