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      Reducing Unemployment: Current Issues and Policy Options

      A symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City / Jackson Hole, Wyoming / August 25-27, 1994

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      Symposium Summary
      BRYON HIGGINS

      Opening Remarks
      ALAN GREENSPAN

      The Extent of  High Unemployment in OECD Countries
      JOHN P. MARTIN

      Commentary: The Extent of High Unemployment in OECD Countries
      DENNIS J. SNOWER

      Past and Prospective Causes of High Unemployment
      PAUL KRUGMAN

      Commentary: Past and Prospective Causes of High Unemployment
      EDMUND S. PHELPS

      Commentary: Past and Prospective Causes of High Unemployment
      CHRISTOPHER A. PISSARIDES

      The Role of Demand Management Policies in Reducing Unemployment
      CHARLES R. BEAN

      Commentary: The Role of Demand Management Policies in Reducing Unemployment
      STANLEY FISCHER

      Commentary: The Role of Demand Management Policies in Reducing Unemployment
      TAKATOSHI ITO

      Commentary: The Role of Demand Management Policies in Reducing Unemployment
      ALLAN H. MELTZER

      The Role of Monetary Policy: Where Does Unemployment Fit In?
      DONALD T. BRASH

      Commentary
      NIGEL LAWSON

      Reducing Supply-Side Disincentives to Job Creation
      DALE T. MORTENS

      Commentary: Reducing Supply-Side Disincentives to Job Creation
      MARTIN FELDSTEIN

      Commentary: Reducing Supply-Side Disincentives to Job Creation
      ASSAR LINDBECK

      Active Labor Market Policies to Expand Employment and Opportunity
      LAWRENCE F. KATZ

      Commentary: Active Labor Market Policies to Expand Employment and Opportunity
      JAMES J. HECKMAN

      Commentary: Active Labor Market Policies to Expand Employment and Opportunity
      JOHN W. MORLEY

      Overview

      FRANS ANDRIESSEN

      ALAN S. BLINDER

      MICHEL HANSENNE

      HANS TIETMEYER

      Closing Remarks

      GEORGE SHULTZ

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