This conference brings together students and colleagues to honor Ben Friedman’s contributions to economics over the four-decade span of his career. The conference participants will present and discuss new work that is characteristic of Ben’s contributions to economics, with emphasis on monetary and fiscal policy issues.
7:30 a.m. | Registration and continental breakfast |
8:30 a.m. | Welcome and opening remarks |
8:45 a.m. | Tactics and Strategy in Swiss Monetary Policy | |
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Presenters: | Thomas Jordan (Swiss National Bank) |
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Discussant: | Lars Svensson (Sveriges Riksbank) | |
9:45 a.m. | Break |
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10:15 a.m. | Can Inflation Targeting Make You Pursue the Wrong Policy? | |
Presenters: | Adam Posen (Bank of England) |
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Discussant: | Gauti Eggertsson (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) | |
11:15 a.m. | The Role of Expectations in Inflation Dynamics | |
Presenter: | Jeff Fuhrer (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) |
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Discussant: | Jim Stock (Harvard University) | |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch | |
1:45 p.m. | Inflation Targeting: A Canadian Perspective | |
Presenter: | Angelo Melino (University of Toronto) |
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Discussant: | David Johnson (Wilfred Laurier University) | |
2:45 p.m. | Get Real: Interpreting Nominal Exchange Rate Fluctuations | |
Presenter: | Rich Clarida (Columbia University) |
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Discussant: | Hans-Helmut Kotz (Center for Financial Studies) | |
3:45 p.m. | Break |
4:00 p.m. | Tax Policy and the Effects of Government Deficits on Economic Activity | |
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Presenter: | Glenn Hubbard (Columbia University) |
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Discussant: | Alberto Alesina (Harvard University) | |
5:00 p.m. | Reception and dinner |
7:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast |
8:30 a.m. | Natural Expectations and Investment Dynamics |
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Presenter: | David Laibson (Harvard University) |
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Discussant: | Paul Willen (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) | |
9:30 a.m. | Break | |
9:45 a.m. | Financial System Design: Some Core Principles | |
Presenter: | Zvi Bodie (Boston University) |
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Discussant: | Arturo Estrella (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) | |
10:45 a.m. | Break | |
11:00 a.m. | Closing Panel | |
Panelists: | Ben Friedman (Harvard University) |
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12:30 p.m. | Luncheon and adjournment |