Archives - 1983

September 19, 1983 – Washington, D.C.

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  • SOMC Policy Statement Summary
  • Policy Statement

Position Papers

The Politics of Myopia and Its Ideology
by Karl Brunner, University of Rochester

Recent Behavior of Base Velocity
by Allan H. Meltzer, Carnegie Mellon University

Oops, Another Money Demand Shift
by Jerry L. Jordan, University of New Mexico

Monetary Policy Options and the Economic Outlook
by Jerry L. Jordan, University of New Mexico

Analysis and Forecasts of Money Multiplier Behavior 1982
by James M. Johannes and Robert H. Rasche, Michigan State University

Federal Budget Outlook — A Report to the SOMC
by Mickey D. Levy, Fidelity Bank

Economic Projections
by Burton Zwick, Prudential Insurance Company of America

Statement on Protectionism to SOMC
by Jan Tumiir, GATT, Geneva, Switzerland

March 6, 1983 – Washington, D.C.

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  • SOMC Policy Statement Summary
  • Policy Statement

Position Papers

Monetary Policy as a Random Walk Through History
by Karl Brunner, University of Rochester

Chicken Little and the Monetary Aggregates
by James M. Johannes and Robert H. Rasehe, Michigan State University

Monetary Policy Options and the Outlook for 1983
by Jerry L. Jordan, University of New Mexico

Economic Projections
by Burton Zwiek, Prudential Insurance Company of America

Budget Outlook
by Rudolph G. Penner, American Enterprise Institute

The Recession of 1981/1982 in the Context of Postwar Recessions
by Karl Brunner, University of Rochester

Trade Policy and Current Economic Problems
by Jan Turalir, GATT, Geneva, Switzerland