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Conference
37th Annual Monetary Conference — Fed Policy: A Shadow Review
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Criticism of the Federal Reserve is mounting, whether it’s President Trump tweeting that Chairman Powell is not following his advice or progressives calling for the Fed to use its monetary powers to fuel government spending. Amid public scrutiny and at a time of growing uncertainty for the business of central banking, Powell asked the Fed “to take stock of how we formulate, conduct, and communicate monetary policy.” Shadowing the Fed’s strategic review, Cato’s 37th Annual Monetary Conference will explore a broad array of recommendations for improving the monetary framework — and go beyond the narrow scope of the Fed’s agenda to share a vision for a monetary system best suited for a free society.
Schedule
| 8:30 — 9:00AM | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 — 9:10AM |
WELCOMING REMARKS James A. Dorn Vice President for Monetary Studies, Cato Institute |
| 9:10 — 9:45AM |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS Richard H. Clarida Vice Chairman, Federal Reserve Board |
| 9:45 — 11:00AM |
PANEL I: TARGETS AND MANDATES Moderator: Chris Condon Federal Reserve Reporter, Bloomberg News Peter Ireland Murray and Monti Professor of Economics, Boston College Jeffrey M. Lacker Distinguished Professor of Economics, Virginia Commonwealth University, and former President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Carola Conces Binder Assistant Professor of Economics, Haverford College Eric R. Sims Michael P. Grace II Collegiate Chair and Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame Download a podcast of Panel 1 |
| 11:00 — 11:30AM | BREAK |
| 11:30AM — 12:45PM |
PANEL II: THE OPERATING FRAMEWORK Moderator: Heather Long Economics Correspondent, The Washington Post Charles I. Plosser Former President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Manmohan Singh Senior Financial Economist, International Monetary Fund Andrew Filardo Bank for International Settlements and Visiting Fellow of the Hoover Institution David Beckworth Director, Monetary Policy Program, Mercatus Center, George Mason University Download a podcast of Panel 2 |
| 12:45 — 1:45PM | LUNCH |
| 1:45 — 2:30PM |
LUNCHEON ADDRESS: CENTRAL BANKS AND THE RULE OF LAW Sir Paul Tucker Former Deputy Governor, Bank of England Download a podcast of the Luncheon Address |
| 2:30 — 3:45PM |
PANEL III: COMMUNICATION PRACTICES: TRANSPARENCY AND FORWARD GUIDANCE Moderator: Victoria Guida Financial Services Reporter, Politico Charles W. Calomiris Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia Business School Sarah A. Binder Professor of Political Science, George Washington University, and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution Mark Spindel Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Potomac River Capital, LLC Andrew T. Levin Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College Download a podcast of Panel 3 |
| 3:45 — 4:15PM | BREAK |
| 4:15 — 5:30PM |
PANEL IV: CREATING AN OPTIMAL MONETARY SYSTEM FOR A FREE SOCIETY Moderator: Peter Coy Economics Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek George Selgin Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute William Nelson Executive Vice President and Chief Economist, Bank Policy Institute William J. Luther Assistant Professor of Economics, Florida Atlantic University, and Director, Sound Money Project, American Institute for Economic Research Steve H. Hanke Professor of Applied Economics, The Johns Hopkins University Download a podcast of Panel 4 |
| 5:30 — 6:15PM | RECEPTION |
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