Materials for this year's symposium, during which participants discuss economic issues, implications and policy options, are posted below. Times listed on the agenda are Mountain Standard Time. To learn more about the symposium's history read In Late August.

Agenda

Day 1:

Opening Reception and Dinner

Host:
Esther L. George
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Foreword
Contributors
Summary

Day 2:

Opening Remarks

Chair:
Kristin J. Forbes
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Jerome H. Powell | Remarks
Chairman
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Increasing Differences Between Firms: Market Power and the Macro-Economy

Author:
John Van Reenen | Paper
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant:
Valerie A. Ramey | Remarks
Professor
University of California-San Diego

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Understanding Weak Capital Investment: The Role of Market Concentration and Intangibles

Authors:
Nicolas Crouzet | Paper
Assistant Professor
Northwestern University

Janice C. Eberly | Paper
Professor
Northwestern University

Discussant:
Thomas Philippon | Remarks
Professor
New York University

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Panel on Changing Market Structure and Implications for Monetary Policy

Panelists:
Andrew G. Haldane | Remarks
Chief Economist
Bank of England

Antoinette Schoar | Remarks
Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chad Syverson |Remarks
Professor
University of Chicago

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Luncheon Address

Alan B. Krueger | Remarks
Professor
Princeton University

Adjournment

Day 3:

More Amazon Effects: Online Competition and Pricing Behaviors

Chair:
Lisa D. Cook
Associate Professor
Michigan State University

Author:
Alberto F. Cavallo | Paper
Associate Professor
Harvard University

Discussant:
Yuriy Gorodnichenko| Remarks
Professor
University of California-Berkeley

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Competition, Stability, and Efficiency in Financial Markets

Authors:
Dean Corbae | Paper
Professor
University of Wisconsin

Ross Levine ​| Paper
Professor
University of California-Berkeley

Discussant:
Claudia M. Buch | Remarks
Vice President 
Deutsche Bundesbank

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Overview Panel

Panelists:
Agustín Carstens | Remarks
General Manager
Bank for International Settlements

Stephen S. Poloz | Remarks
Governor
Bank of Canada

Raghuram G. Rajan  | Remarks
Professor
University of Chicago

General Discussion

  • pdf presentation

Adjournment

Roster of Attendees