21st Annual Monetary Conference: The Future of the Euro
Cosponsored with The Economist
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Conference Schedule
8:00–9:00 a.m. | Registration—Renaissance Foyer |
9:00–9:10 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks
James A. Dorn |
9:10–9:45 a.m. | Keynote Address
Alan Greenspan |
9:45–11:00 a.m. | Panel 1: Global Monetary Order and the Euro
Moderator—Zanny Minton‐Beddoes Kenneth Rogoff Anna J. Schwartz David Hale Leland B. Yeager |
11:00–11:15 a.m. | Break |
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Panel 2: Fiscal Policy, Pension Reform, and the Future of the Euro
Moderator—Mary Anastasia O’Grady José Piñera Laurence J. Kotlikoff Vito Tanzi Mickey Levy |
12:30–1:15 p.m. | Luncheon—Renaissance Ballroom, East Salon |
1:15–2:00 p.m. | Luncheon Address—Constitutional Efficiency and the ECB
James M. Buchanan |
2:00–3:15 p.m. | Panel 3: The Costs and Benefits of Entering the Euro Zone
Moderator—Steve H. Hanke Patrick Minford George Tavlas Pedro Schwartz Lars Jonung |
3:15–3:30 p.m. | Break |
3:30–4:45p.m. | Panel 4: Will the European Monetary Union Survive?
Moderator—Gerald P. O’Driscoll Jr. Roland Vaubel Michael Bordo William A. Niskanen |
4:45–5:15 p.m. | Closing Address
Václav Klaus |
5:15–6:15 p.m. | Reception—Renaissance Ballroom, East Salon |
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