Monetary Policy Issues in the 1980s

A symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  August 9 - 10, 1982

FORMULATING MONETARY POLICY IN THE 1980S

• Introductory Remarks
  RONALD L. TEIGEN

• Issues in the Coordination of Monetary and Fiscal Policies
  ALAN S. BLINDER
   
• Discussion
  WILLIAM POOLE
   
• Discussion
  JAMES TOBIN

• The Role of Expectations in the Choice of Monetary Policy
  JOHN B. TAYLOR

• Discussion
  PHILLIP CAGAN
   
• Discussion
  FREDERIC S. MISHKIN
   
• Discussion
  ROBERT J. GORDON
   
• Rejoinder
  JOHN B. TAYLOR

• The Effect of U.S. Policies on Foreign Countries: The Case of Canada
  CHARLES FREEDMAN
   
• Discussion
  HERMANN-JOSEF DUDLER
   
• Discussion
  RICHARD N. COOPER

IMPLEMENTING MONETARY POLICY IN THE 1980S

• Introductory Remarks
  DONALD D. HESTER
   
• The Effects of Alternative Operating Procedures on Economic and Financial Relationships
  CARL E. WALSH
   
• Discussion
  BENNETT T. MCCALLUM
   
• Discussion
  JAMES L. PIERCE

• Selecting Monetary Targets in a Changing Financial Environment
  EDWARD J. KANE
   
• Discussion
  ROBERT H. RASCHE
   
• Discussion
  RAYMOND E. LOMBRA

• Using a Credit Aggregate Target to Implement Monetary Policy in the Financial Environment of the Future
  BENJAMIN M. FRIEDMAN

• Discussion
  ALAN H. MELTZER
   
• Discussion
  RICHARD G. DAVIS

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