2018 US Monetary Policy Forum
February 23, 2018 – New York
This annual conference brings together academics, market economists, and policy makers. The conference is sponsored by the Initiative on Global Markets at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Program
The conference began with this year’s report, A Skeptical View of the Impact of the Fed's Balance Sheet, presented by James Hamilton (UC San Diego), Kenneth West (University of Wisconsin), David Greenlaw (Morgan Stanley), and Ethan Harris (BofA Merrill Lynch).
The report was discussed by the following:
- , Federal Reserve Bank of Boston ()
- , Federal Reserve Bank of New York ()
The conference keynote speech was given by .
The conference concluded with a panel discussion on the objectives of monetary policy that included:
- , Peterson Institute for International Economics
- , European Central Bank ()
- , Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland ()
The panel was moderated by , Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The full participant list is available here.