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 Download the Podcast of the Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Address |
| 9:50 - 11:00AM |
PANEL 1: THE NEW OPERATING FRAMEWORK: AN EVALUATION Download the Podcast of Panel 1 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, Cato Institute 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 Download the Podcast of Panel 2 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 Download a copy of Tobias Adrian’s presentation (PPTX) Download a copy of Lawrence H. White’s presentation (PPTX) |
| 12:40 - 1:30PM | LUNCHEON |
| 1:30 - 2:30PM |
LUNCHEON ADDRESS: MONETARY HEADWINDS 10 YEARS AFTER THE CRISIS Download the Podcast of the Event 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 Download the Podcast of the Event 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 Download a copy of Michael Bordo’s presentation (PDF) Download a copy of Joseph E. Gagnon’s presentation (PPTX) Download a copy of David Beckworth’s presentation (PPTX) |
| 3:40 - 4:00PM | BREAK |
| 4:00 - 5:00PM |
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: SHOULD THE FED BE SUBJECT TO A MONETARY RULE? Download the Podcast of the Event 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 Download a copy of Jeffrey A. Frankel’s presentation (PPTX) |
| 5:00 - 6:00PM | RECEPTION |
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