Friday, August 25, 2017
Chair: Susan M. Collins
Former Dean, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
8 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Janet L. Yellen | Speech
Chair
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
8:30 a.m.
Fostering Business Dynamism and Ensuring Competitive Markets
Authors: Chang-Tai Hsieh | Paper
Professor
University of Chicago
Pete Klenow | Paper, Remarks
Professor
Stanford University
Discussant: Gita Gopinath | Remarks
Professor
Harvard University
9:05 a.m.
General Discussion
9:55 a.m.
Income Inequality and the Distribution Aspects of International Trade
Author: Nina Pavcnik | Paper, Remarks
Professor
Dartmouth College
Discussant: David Dorn | Remarks
Professor
University of Zurich
10:30 a.m.
General Discussion
10:55 a.m.
Panel on the Changing Landscape of International Trade
Panelists: Ann E. Harrison | Remarks
Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Catherine L. Mann | Remarks
Chief Economist
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Peter K. Schott | Remarks
Professor
Yale University
John Van Reenen | Paper, Remarks
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:55 a.m.
General Discussion
1 p.m.
Luncheon Address
Mario Draghi | Speech
President
European Central Bank
2 p.m.
Adjournment
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Chair: Randall S. Kroszner
Professor
University of Chicago
8 a.m.
Balancing Short-term Fiscal Stimulus with Longer-term Sustainability
Authors: Alan J. Auerbach | Paper
Professor
University of California-Berkeley
Yuriy Gorodnichenko| Paper
Professor
University of California-Berkeley
Discussant: Jason Furman | Remarks
Professor
Harvard University
8:35 a.m.
General Discussion
9 a.m.
Achieving Balanced Global Growth
Author: Menzie Chinn | Paper, Remarks
Professor
University of Wisconsin
Discussant:
Maurice Obstfeld |Remarks
Economic Counsellor
International Monetary Fund
10 a.m.
General Discussion
10:25 a.m.
Overview Panel
Panelists: Norman Chan | Remarks
Chief Executive
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Timothy J. Kehoe | Remarks
Professor
University of Minnesota
Carmen M. Reinhart
Professor
Harvard University
11:25 a.m.
General Discussion