Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, we are again facing the possibility of economic turmoil as the Fed and other central banks exit their unconventional monetary policies. Although central banks will move gradually, unforeseen circumstances could trigger a flight to safety and a collapse of asset prices.
Schedule
| 8:30 — 9:00AM |
REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 — 9:10AM |
WELCOMING REMARKS
Peter Goettler
President and CEO, Cato Institute |
| 9:10 — 9:50AM |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: ON MONEY, DEBT, TRUST AND CENTRAL BANKING
Claudio Borio
Head, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements
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| 9:50 — 11:00AM |
PANEL 1: THE NEW OPERATING FRAMEWORK: AN EVALUATION
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Moderator: Josh Zumbrun
National Economics Correspondent, Wall Street Journal
Stephen D. Williamson
Professor and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Central Banking, University of Western Ontario
George Selgin
Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, CatoInstitute
Peter Ireland
Professor of Economics, Boston College |
| 11:00 — 11:30AM |
BREAK |
| 11:30AM — 12:40PM |
PANEL 2: UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY, INTEREST RATES, AND ASSET PRICES
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Moderator: James A. Dorn
Vice President for Monetary Studies, Cato Institute
Tobias Adrian
Financial Counsellor and Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund
Vincent Reinhart
Managing Director, Chief Economist, and Macro Strategist, BNY Mellon Asset Management North America
Lawrence H. White
Professor of Economics, George Mason University
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| 12:40 — 1:30PM |
LUNCHEON |
| 1:30 — 2:30PM |
LUNCHEON ADDRESS: MONETARY HEADWINDS 10 YEARS AFTER THE CRISIS
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Hon. Phil Gramm, Former Chairman, Senate Banking Committee
With an introduction by Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Chairman, House Financial Services Committee |
| 2:30 — 3:40PM |
PANEL 3: LESSONS LEARNED
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Moderator: Ylan Mui, CNBC, Washington Correspondent
Michael D. Bordo
Director, Center for Monetary and Financial History, Rutgers University
Joseph E. Gagnon
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
David Beckworth
Senior Research Fellow and Director, Monetary Policy Project, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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| 3:40 — 4:00PM |
BREAK |
| 4:00 — 5:00PM |
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: SHOULD THE FED BE SUBJECT TO A MONETARY RULE?
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Moderator: Lydia Mashburn
Managing Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute
Jeffrey M. Lacker
Distinguished Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Scott Sumner
Ralph G. Hawtrey Chair of Monetary Policy and Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Jeffrey A. Frankel
James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth, Kennedy School, Harvard University
John A. Allison
Professor of Practice, Wake Forest University; Chairman, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute
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| 5:00 — 6:00PM |
RECEPTION |
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