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Conference attendees and participants listen as Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric S. Rosengren delivers opening remarks at the 60th Economic Conference. Steve Osemwenkhae/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren and Policy Analyst Emily Freeman listen to the proceedings on the first day of the Bank’s 60th Economic Conference. Day one of the conference featured remarks from researchers representing a wide range of institutions, including Boston College, MIT, Princeton University, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Steve Osemwenkhae/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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 James Stock, professor of economics at Harvard University, leads a session at the Boston Fed’s 60th Economic Conference exploring why gross domestic product growth has been slow to recover. The discussion on GDP was one of several that took place at the Conference; other topics ranged from unemployment to consumer spending. Steve Osemwenkhae/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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Robert Hall, senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and professor of economics at Stanford, reacts to a presentation at the Boston Fed’s 60th Economic Conference. Professor Hall presented on his own research focused on why unemployment rate fared better than gross domestic product growth during the recovery. Steve Osemwenkhae/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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A conference attendee listens to a presentation at the Boston Fed’s 60th Economic Conference, “The Elusive ‘Great’ Recovery: Causes and Implications for Future Business Cycle Dynamics.” The Conference focused on distinguishing between the various explanations for the anomalies that have characterized this recovery. Steve Osemwenkhae/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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Janet L. Yellen, Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, delivers the conference’s keynote address. Steve Osemwenkhae/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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Boston Fed Senior Economist and Policy Advisor Christopher Foote listens to a panel at the 60th Economic Conference. Foote, whose own research and policy interests include the macroeconomics of the labor market and housing, served as afternoon moderator on day one of the conference. Steve Osemwenkhae/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston