The Kansas City Fed's annual Economic Policy Symposium kicked off on Thursday.
For many, the main event will be the appearance of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who will offer opening remarks at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Other heavy hitters at the event include European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda.
Here's the full schedule via the Kansas City Fed.
Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
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6 p.m. |
Opening Reception and Dinner |
| Host: | Esther George |
| President and Chief Executive Officer, | |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | |
Friday, August 22, 2014 |
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| Chair: | Peter Blair Henry |
| Dean, Stern School of Business, | |
| New York University | |
8 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
| Janet L.Yellen | |
| Chair, | |
| Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | |
8:30 a.m. |
Churn and the Functioning of Labor Markets |
| Authors: | Steven J. Davis |
| Professor, | |
| University of Chicago | |
| John Haltiwanger | |
| Professor, | |
| University of Maryland | |
| Discussant: | Richard Rogerson |
| Professor, | |
| Princeton University | |
9:05 a.m. |
General Discussion |
9:30 a.m. |
Job Polarization |
| Author: | David Autor |
| Professor, | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
10:15 a.m. |
Discussant |
| Discussant: | Lisa M. Lynch |
| Professor, | |
| Brandeis University | |
10:30 a.m. |
General Discussion |
10:55 a.m. |
Panel on Demographics |
| Panelists: | Karen Eggleston |
| Professor, | |
| Stanford University | |
| David Lam | |
| Professor, | |
| University of Michigan | |
| Ronald D. Lee | |
| Professor, | |
| University of California, Berkeley | |
11:55 a.m. |
General Discussion |
12:30 p.m. |
Luncheon Address |
| Speaker: | Mario Draghi |
| President, | |
| European Central Bank | |
2 p.m. |
Adjournment |
Saturday, August 23, 2014 |
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| Chair: | Christina D. Romer |
| Professor, | |
| University of California, Berkeley | |
8 a.m. |
Scars From the Crisis |
| Author: | Till Marco von Wachter |
| Associate Professor, | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Discussant: | Antonella Trigari |
| Associate Professor, | |
| Bocconi University | |
8:35 a.m. |
General Discussion |
9 a.m. |
Wage Dynamics |
| Author: | Giuseppe Bertola |
| Professor, | |
| EDHEC School of Business | |
9:45 a.m. |
Discussant |
| Discussant: | Mark Bils |
| Professor, | |
| University of Rochester | |
10 a.m. |
General Discussion |
10:25 a.m. |
Overview Panel: Labor Markets and Monetary Policy |
| Panelists: | Ben Broadbent |
| Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, | |
| Bank of England | |
| Haruhiko Kuroda | |
| Governor, | |
| Bank of Japan | |
| Alexandre Antonio Tombini | |
| Governor, | |
| Central Bank of Brazil | |
11:25 a.m. |
General Discussion |
2 p.m. |
Adjournment |