Recent Developments in Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and Financial System Design
A Conference to Honor Ben Friedman
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This conference brings together students and colleagues to honor Ben Friedman's contributions to economics over the four-decade span of his career. The conference participants will present and discuss new work that is characteristic of Ben's contributions to economics, with emphasis on monetary and fiscal policy issues.
Friday, April 22, 2011
7:30 a.m. | Registration and continental breakfast |
8:30 a.m. | Welcome and opening remarks |
Monetary Policy
8:45 a.m. | Tactics and Strategy in Swiss Monetary Policy | |
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Presenters: | Thomas Jordan (Swiss National Bank) Stefan Gerlach (Goethe University Frankfurt) | |
Discussant: | Lars Svensson (Sveriges Riksbank) | |
9:45 a.m. | Break | |
10:15 a.m. | Can Inflation Targeting Make You Pursue the Wrong Policy? | |
Presenters: | Adam Posen (Bank of England) Ken Kuttner (Williams College) | |
Discussant: | Gauti Eggertsson (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) | |
11:15 a.m. | The Role of Expectations in Inflation Dynamics | |
Presenter: | Jeff Fuhrer (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) | |
Discussant: | Jim Stock (Harvard University) | |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch | |
1:45 p.m. | Inflation Targeting: A Canadian Perspective | |
Presenter: | Angelo Melino (University of Toronto) | |
Discussant: | David Johnson (Wilfred Laurier University) | |
2:45 p.m. | Get Real: Interpreting Nominal Exchange Rate Fluctuations | |
Presenter: | Rich Clarida (Columbia University) | |
Discussant: | Hans-Helmut Kotz (Center for Financial Studies) | |
3:45 p.m. | Break |
Fiscal Policy, Investment, and Financial System Design
4:00 p.m. | Tax Policy and the Effects of Government Deficits on Economic Activity | |
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Presenter: | Glenn Hubbard (Columbia University) | |
Discussant: | Alberto Alesina (Harvard University) | |
5:00 p.m. | Reception and dinner |
Saturday, April 23, 2011
7:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast |
The Design of Financial Systems
8:30 a.m. | Natural Expectations and Investment Dynamics | |
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Presenter: | David Laibson (Harvard University) | |
Discussant: | Paul Willen (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) | |
9:30 a.m. | Break | |
9:45 a.m. | Financial System Design: Some Core Principles | |
Presenter: | Zvi Bodie (Boston University) | |
Discussant: | Arturo Estrella (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) | |
10:45 a.m. | Break | |
11:00 a.m. | Closing Panel | |
Panelists: | Ben Friedman (Harvard University) Thomas Jordan (Swiss National Bank) Eric Rosengren (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) Lars Svensson (Sveriges Riksbank) José Viñals (International Monetary Fund) | |
12:30 p.m. | Luncheon and adjournment |
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