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2011 Economic Policy Symposium
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosts more than 100 central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists from around the world at its annual economic policy symposium Aug. 25 - 27 in Jackson Hole, Wy.
Speakers include Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Oxford University Professor Paul Collier, Kansas City Fed President Tom Hoenig, as well as professors and central bank governors.
Materials for this year's symposium, during which participants discuss economic issues, implications and policy options, will be posted as they are available.
To learn about the symposium's history read In Late August
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| Opening Remarks | BEN S. BERNANKE Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
Assessing Current Trends in Global Growth
| Author: | DANI RODRIK Professor, Harvard University |
| Discussant: | PIER CARLO PADOAN Deputy Secretary-General and Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| General Discussion | |
Balancing Growth with Equity
| Author: | ESTHER DUFLO Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Discussant: | KEVIN M. MURPHY Professor, University of Chicago |
| General Discussion | |
Achieving Growth Amid Fiscal Imbalances
| First Paper Author: | STEPHEN G. CECCHETTI Economic Adviser and Head, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements |
| Second Paper Authors: | KATHERINE BAICKER Professor, Harvard University |
AMITABH CHANDRA Professor, Harvard University | |
| Discussant: | MAYA MACGUINEAS President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget |
| General Discussion | |
Managing Natural Resources in Developing Economies
| Luncheon Address: | PAUL COLLIER Professor, Oxford University and Director, Centre for the Study of African Economies |
Regulating Financial Markets and Institutions to Promote Growth
| Author: | ROSS LEVINE Professor, Brown University |
| Discussant: | RANDY S. KROSZNER Professor, University of Chicago |
| General Discussion | |
Aligning International Capital Flows with Growth
| Author: | ESWAR S. PRASAD Professor, Cornell University and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution |
| Discussant: | SUSAN M. COLLINS Dean, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan |
| General Discussion | |
Setting Policy Priorities for Long-Run Growth
| Panelists: | BARRY EICHENGREEN Professor,University of California, Berkeley |
| CHRISTINE LAGARDE Managing Director, International Monetary Fund | |
| JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET President,European Central Bank | |
| General Discussion | |