PDFForeword
THOMAS M. HOENIG
President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

PDFTribute to J. Roger Guffey

PDFThe Contributors

PDFSymposium Introduction

PDFOpening Remarks
BEN S. BERNANKE
Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

The Origins and Nature of Financial Crises

PDFThe "Surprising" Origin and Nature of Financial Crises: A Macroeconomic Policy Proposal
RICARDO J. CABALLERO
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant: PDFKENNETH S. ROGOFF
Professor, Harvard University

PDFGeneral Discusssion

Financial Crises and Economic Activity

PDFFinancial Crises and Economic Activity
STEPHEN G. CECCHETTI
Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements
CHRISTIAN UPPER
Head of Financial Markets, Bank for International Settlements

Discussant:PDFMARK GERTLER
Professor, New York University

PDFGeneral Discussion

Policies to Stabilize Financial Markets

Panelists:
PDFCHARLES GOODHART
Professor, London School of Economics

PDFBRIAN F. MADIGAN
Director, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

PDFJEAN-CHARLES ROCHET
Professor, University of Toulouse

PDFGeneral Discussion

PDFLuncheon Address
STANLEY FISCHER
Governor, Bank of Israel

PDFGeneral Discussion

Monetary Policy to Stabilize Economic Activity

PDFUsing Monetary Policy to Stabilize Economic Activity
CARL E. WALSH
Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz

Discussant: PDFMARK J. CARNEY
Governor, Bank of Canada

PDFGeneral Discussion

Fiscal Policy to Stabilize Economic Activity

PDFActivist Fiscal Policy to Stabilize Economic Activity
ALAN J. AUERBACH
Professor, University of California, Berkeley
WILLIAM G. GALE
Vice President and Director, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution

Discussants:
PDFR. GLENN HUBBARD
Dean, Columbia Business School, Columbia University

PDFKLAUS SCHMIDT-HEBBEL
Professor, Catholic University of Chile

PDFGeneral Discussion

The International Policy Response to Financial Crises

Panelists:
PDFJAIME CARUANA
General Manager, Bank for International Settlements

PDFMASAAKI SHIRAKAWA
Governor, Bank of Japan

PDFJEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET
President, European Central Bank

PDFGeneral Discussion

PDFRoster of Attendees