31st Annual Monetary Conference

WAS THE FED A GOOD IDEA?

Thursday, November 14, 2013
9:00 a.m. — 6:15 p.m.

Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

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Conference Schedule

8:30 — 9:00 a.m.	REGISTRATION
9:00 — 9:05 a.m.	WELCOMING REMARKS James A. Dorn Vice President for Academic Affairs, Cato Institute
9:05 — 9:45 a.m.	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Charles I. Plosser President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Watch the Event in QuickTime Download a Podcast of the Event
9:45 — 11:00 a.m.	PANEL 1: 100 YEARS OF THE FED: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? Moderator: Mary Anastasia O’Grady Member, Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal Jerry L. Jordan Former President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland George A. Selgin Professor of Economics, University of Georgia Athanasios Orphanides Professor of the Practice of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management Watch the Event in QuickTime Download a Podcast of the Event
11:00 — 11:15 a.m.	BREAK
11:15 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.	PANEL 2: ALTERNATIVES TO DISCRETIONARY GOVERNMENT FIAT MONEY Moderator: Richard W. Rahn Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Lawrence H. White Professor of Economics, George Mason University Richard H. Timberlake Author, Constitutional Money Scott B. Sumner Professor of Economics, Bentley University Watch the Event in QuickTime Download a Podcast of the Event
12:30 — 1:15 p.m.	LUNCHEON
1:15 — 2:00 p.m.	LUNCHEON ADDRESS Leszek Balcerowicz Former Chairman, National Bank of Poland Watch the Event in QuickTime Download a Podcast of the Event
2:00 — 3:15 p.m.	PANEL 3: THE FED VS. THE MARKET AS BANK REGULATOR Moderator: Mark Calabria Director of Financial Regulation, Cato Institute Rep. Jeb Hensarling Chairman, House Financial Services Committee John A. Allison President and CEO, Cato Institute, and retired Chairman and CEO, BB&T Kevin Dowd Professor of Finance and Economics, Durham University Watch the Event in QuickTime Download a Podcast of the Event
3:15 — 3:30 p.m.	BREAK
3:30 — 4:30 p.m.	PANEL 4: THE CASE FOR A NATIONAL MONETARY COMMISSION AND FUNDAMENTAL REFORM Moderator: Judy Shelton Co-Director, Sound Money Project, Atlas Economic Research Foundation Rep. Kevin P. Brady Chairman, Joint Economic Committee Gerald P. O’Driscoll Jr. Senior Fellow, Cato Institute R. David Ranson President and Director of Research, Wainwright Economics Watch the Event in QuickTime Download a Podcast of the Event
4:30 — 5:15 p.m.	CLOSING ADDRESS Lewis E. Lehrman Chairman, The Lehrman Institute Watch the Event in QuickTime Download a Podcast of the Event
5:15 — 6:15 p.m.	RECEPTION