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2011 ECONOMIC POLICY SYMPOSIUM
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosts more than 100 central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists from around the world at its annual economic policy symposium Aug. 25 - 27 in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Speakers include Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Oxford University Professor Paul Collier, Kansas City Fed President Tom Hoenig, as well as professors and central bank governors.
Materials for this year's symposium, during which participants discuss economic issues, implications and policy options, will be posted as they are available.
Opening Remarks BEN S. BERNANKE
Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Assessing Current Trends in Global Growth
Author: DANI RODRIK
Professor, Harvard University
Discussant:
PIER CARLO PADOAN
Deputy Secretary-General and Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
General Discussion
Balancing Growth with Equity
Author: ESTHER DUFLO
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant:
KEVIN M. MURPHY
Professor, University of Chicago
General Discussion
Achieving Growth Amid Fiscal Imbalances
First Paper Author: STEPHEN G. CECCHETTI
Economic Adviser and Head, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements
Second Paper Authors: KATHERINE BAICKER
Professor, Harvard University
AMITABH CHANDRA
Professor, Harvard University
Discussant:
MAYA MACGUINEAS
President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
General Discussion
Managing Natural Resources in Developing Economies
Luncheon Address: PAUL COLLIER
Professor, Oxford University and Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies
Regulating Financial Markets and Institutions to Promote Growth
Author: ROSS LEVINE
Professor, Brown University
Discussant:
RANDY S. KROSZNER
Professor, University of Chicago
General Discussion
Aligning International Capital Flows with Growth
Author: ESWAR S. PRASAD
Professor, Cornell University and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Discussant:
SUSAN M. COLLINS
Dean, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
General Discussion
Setting Policy Priorities for Long-Run Growth
Panelists: BARRY EICHENGREEN
Professor,University of California, Berkeley
CHRISTINE LAGARDE
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET
President,European Central Bank
General Discussion
Roster of Attendees
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosts more than 100 central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists from around the world at its annual economic policy symposium Aug. 25 - 27 in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Speakers include Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Oxford University Professor Paul Collier, Kansas City Fed President Tom Hoenig, as well as professors and central bank governors.
Materials for this year's symposium, during which participants discuss economic issues, implications and policy options, will be posted as they are available.
Opening Remarks BEN S. BERNANKE
Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Assessing Current Trends in Global Growth
Author: DANI RODRIK
Professor, Harvard University
Discussant:
PIER CARLO PADOAN
Deputy Secretary-General and Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
General Discussion
Balancing Growth with Equity
Author: ESTHER DUFLO
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant:
KEVIN M. MURPHY
Professor, University of Chicago
General Discussion
Achieving Growth Amid Fiscal Imbalances
First Paper Author: STEPHEN G. CECCHETTI
Economic Adviser and Head, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements
Second Paper Authors: KATHERINE BAICKER
Professor, Harvard University
AMITABH CHANDRA
Professor, Harvard University
Discussant:
MAYA MACGUINEAS
President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
General Discussion
Managing Natural Resources in Developing Economies
Luncheon Address: PAUL COLLIER
Professor, Oxford University and Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies
Regulating Financial Markets and Institutions to Promote Growth
Author: ROSS LEVINE
Professor, Brown University
Discussant:
RANDY S. KROSZNER
Professor, University of Chicago
General Discussion
Aligning International Capital Flows with Growth
Author: ESWAR S. PRASAD
Professor, Cornell University and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Discussant:
SUSAN M. COLLINS
Dean, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
General Discussion
Setting Policy Priorities for Long-Run Growth
Panelists: BARRY EICHENGREEN
Professor,University of California, Berkeley
CHRISTINE LAGARDE
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET
President,European Central Bank
General Discussion
Roster of Attendees
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