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SOMC: Current Monetary Policy | The Influence Of Marvin Goodfriend
March 6, 2020
AGENDA:
WELCOMING REMARKS
Mickey Levy, Berenberg Capital Markets, LLC
REMARKS
Robert King, Boston University
PANEL I: TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATIONS
Chair: Gregory Hess, Wabash College
Charles Calomiris, Columbia Business School
Charles Evans, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Donald Kohn, The Brookings Institution and former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
Loretta Mester, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
PANEL II: INFLATION TARGETING AND RULES-BASED POLICY
Chair: Michael Bordo, Rutgers University
James Bullard, President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Peter Ireland, Boston College
Athanasios Orphanides, MIT
REMARKS
J. Alfred Broaddus, former President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
PANEL III: MONETARY POLICY AND THE ZERO LOWER BOUND
Chair: Michael Bordo, Rutgers University
Andrew Levin, Dartmouth College
Eric Rosengren, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
John Williams, President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
PANEL IV: THE FED’S BALANCE SHEET AND CREDIT POLICY
Chair: Mickey Levy, Berenberg Capital Markets, LLC
Esther George, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Deborah Lucas, MIT
William Poole, Mises Institute & former President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Position Papers - March 6, 2020 – New York, NY
Opening Remarks by Mickey Levy, Berenberg Capital Markets, LLC
SOMC Panel Communication and Transparency by Gregory D. Hess, Wabash College
Monetary Policy Rules: SOMC History and a Recent Case Study by Peter N. Ireland, Boston College
Fed Communications As a Risk Indicator by Charles W. Calomiris, Columbia University
Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst: The Federal Reserve’s Monetary Toolbox for Mitigating Severe Adverse Shocks by Andrew Levin, Dartmouth College
A Professor’s Tribute to a Prize Student by William Poole, Mises Institute & former President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Panel on Federal Reserve transparency at a Shadow Open Market Committee conference honoring Marvin Goodfriend by Donald Kohn, The Brookings Institution and former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
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