28th Annual Monetary Conference
Featuring Charles Plosser, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia; Carmen M. Reinhart, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland; Jerry L. Jordan, Former President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland; George S. Tavlas, Director‐General, Bank of Greece; John B. Taylor, Professor of Economics, Stanford University; and Manuel Sánchez, Vice Governor, Banco de México.
Cato Institute 28th Annual Monetary Conference
Asset Bubbles and Monetary Policy
Thursday, November 18, 2010
F.A. Hayek Auditorium
Cato Institute
9:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.
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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 Jerry L. Jordan Former President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
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| 9:45 - 11:00 a.m. | PANEL 1: IS MONETARY POLICY RESPONSIBLE FOR BUBBLES? Moderator: William Poole Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Carmen M. Reinhart Professor of Economics, University of Maryland Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr. Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Adam S. Posen External Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England, and Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
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| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. | BREAK |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | PANEL 2: BUBBLES UNDER ALTERNATIVE MONETARY REGIMES Moderator: Caroline Baum Columnist, Bloomberg News Steve H. Hanke Senior Fellow, Cato Institute and Professor of Economics, The Johns Hopkins University George S. Tavlas Director General, Bank of Greece Lawrence H. White Mercatus Professor of Economics, George Mason University Kevin Dowd Visiting Professor, Pensions Institute, Cass School of Business
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| 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. | LUNCHEON |
| 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. | LUNCHEON ADDRESS John B. Taylor Professor of Economics, Stanford University
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| 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. | PANEL 3: LESSONS FROM THE HOUSING/CREDIT BUBBLE Moderator: Jeffrey A. Miron Senior Fellow, Cato Institute and Senior Lecturer in Economics, Harvard University Manuel Sánchez Deputy Governor, Bank of Mexico Peter J. Wallison Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute Mark A. Calabria Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute
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| 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | PANEL 4: PREVENTING BUBBLES: REGULATION VS. MONETARY POLICY Moderator: Mickey D. Levy Chief Economist, Bank of America Charles W. Calomiris Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia University David Malpass President, Encima Global Lawrence J. White Arthur E. Imperatore Professor of Economics, New York University
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| 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. | CLOSING ADDRESS Charles Plosser President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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| 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. | RECEPTION |
