Archives - 2019
September 27, 2019 – New York, NY
Position Papers
Tariffs and Monetary Policy: A Toxic Mix
by Michael D. Bordo, Rutgers University and Mickey D. Levy, Berenberg Capital Markets
How To Promote Fed Independence: Perspectives from Political Economy and History
by Charles W. Calomiris, Columbia University
Some Heretical Thoughts on Central Bank Independence
by Deborah Lucas, MIT
Assessing the Federal Reserve’s Toolbox for Providing Monetary Stimulus at the Effective Lower Bound
by Andrew Levin, Dartmouth College
Introduction to “Characteristics of the Fed’s Independence and Accountability”
by Gregory Hess, Wabash College
Limits to Monetary Policy and Fed Independence
by Charles I. Plosser, Hoover Institution
March 29, 2019 – New York, NY
Keynote Address
Some Practical Considerations for Monetary Policy Frameworks
by Randal K. Quarles, Vice Chairman For Supervision, Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System
Position Papers
Balance Sheet: Exposures, Risks, and Financial Difficulties
by Charles Plosser, Hoover Institution
Monetary Policy Implementation: Making Better and More Consistent Use of the Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet
by Peter N. Ireland, Boston College
Flexible Rules Versus Discretion: The Fed’s “New” Data-Dependent Approach
by Michael D. Bordo, Rutgers University
Truth from Lies: Why Natural Language Processing Will Revolutionize Central Bank Accountability and Encourage Systematic Monetary Policy
by Charles W. Calomiris and Harry Mamaysky
The Fed’s Communications: Suggestions for Improvement
by Mickey D. Levy, Berenberg Capital Markets