Leading Economists and Policymakers to Discuss the Prospects and Challenges for the U.S. and European Economies as They Emerge From the Pandemic at the Levy Economics Institute’s 29th Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference, May 5–6
Speakers Include Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans
and Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan
and Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan
More than a year after the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 outbreak to be a pandemic, the U.S. and European economies face historic challenges as they begin to emerge into a post-pandemic recovery. From Wednesday, May 5–Thursday, May 6, the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College will host its 29th Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference on the State of the U.S. and World Economies as a two-day virtual conference, featuring top policymakers, economists, and analysts. Participants in the conference, “Prospects and Challenges for the US and Europe in an Emerging Post-Pandemic Recovery,” will assess, among other issues, what’s ahead for the U.S. and European economies, prospects for reforming the financial system, economic policy for the Biden administration, financial governance and regulation, and U.S. financial market instability. For information about the conference or to register, please click here.
Featured speakers include Robert Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Charles Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Patricia McCoy, Boston College; Kathryn Judge, Columbia University School of Law; James Paulsen, The Leuthold Group; Bruce Greenwald, Columbia Business School; Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics; Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs; Jason Furman, Harvard University; Frank Veneroso, Veneroso Associates; Lakshman Achuthan, Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI); Robert Barbera, Johns Hopkins University; Paolo Savona, CONSOB; Lex Hoogduin, University of Groningen; Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland Law School; Bruce Kasman, JP Morgan; Denis MacShane, former Europe Minister and Avisa Partners; Peter Coy, Bloomberg Businessweek; David P. Henry, Reuters; Binyamin Appelbaum, Deborah Solomon, and Jeanna Smialek, New York Times; Robert Huebscher, Advisor Perspectives; and Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Jan Kregel, L. Randall Wray, Gennaro Zezza, and Michalis Nikiforos, Levy Institute.
The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, founded in 1986 through the generous support of the late Bard College trustee Leon Levy, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization. The Institute is independent of any political or other affiliation, and encourages diversity of opinion in the examination of economic policy issues while striving to transform ideological arguments into informed debate.
Preliminary conference program:
Featured speakers include Robert Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Charles Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Patricia McCoy, Boston College; Kathryn Judge, Columbia University School of Law; James Paulsen, The Leuthold Group; Bruce Greenwald, Columbia Business School; Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics; Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs; Jason Furman, Harvard University; Frank Veneroso, Veneroso Associates; Lakshman Achuthan, Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI); Robert Barbera, Johns Hopkins University; Paolo Savona, CONSOB; Lex Hoogduin, University of Groningen; Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland Law School; Bruce Kasman, JP Morgan; Denis MacShane, former Europe Minister and Avisa Partners; Peter Coy, Bloomberg Businessweek; David P. Henry, Reuters; Binyamin Appelbaum, Deborah Solomon, and Jeanna Smialek, New York Times; Robert Huebscher, Advisor Perspectives; and Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Jan Kregel, L. Randall Wray, Gennaro Zezza, and Michalis Nikiforos, Levy Institute.
The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, founded in 1986 through the generous support of the late Bard College trustee Leon Levy, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization. The Institute is independent of any political or other affiliation, and encourages diversity of opinion in the examination of economic policy issues while striving to transform ideological arguments into informed debate.
29th Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference on the State of the U.S. and World Economies
Prospects and Challenges for the US and Europe in an Emerging Post-Pandemic RecoveryWednesday, April 17
9:15–9:30 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction |
Dimitri Papadimitriou, President, Levy Institute | |
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Speaker |
Charles Evans, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | |
MODERATOR: Binyamin Appelbaum, Editorial Board Member, New York Times | |
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Session 1. PROSPECTS FOR REFORMING THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM |
MODERATOR: TBA | |
SPEAKERS: Charles Goodhart, Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance, London School of Economics | |
Paolo Savona, Chairman, CONSOB | |
Jan Kregel, Director of Research, Levy Institute | |
12:00–1:00 p.m. | Speaker |
Robert Barbera, Director, J.H.U. Center for Financial Economics; Economics Department Fellow, The Johns Hopkins University | |
1:00–2:30 p.m. | Session 2. WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE US ECONOMY |
MODERATOR: Robert Huebscher, Advisor Perspectives | |
SPEAKERS: Lakshman Achuthan, Cofounder and Chief Operations Officer, Economic Cycle Research Institute | |
Michalis Nikiforos, Research Scholar, Levy Institute; Professor University of Geneva | |
Frank Veneroso, President, Veneroso Associates, LLC | |
2:30–4:00 p.m. | Session 3. ECONOMIC POLICY FOR THE NEW ADMINISTRATION |
MODERATOR: David P. Henry, Reuters | |
SPEAKERS: Jason Furman, Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the Department of Economics at Harvard University | |
Bruce Greenwald, Professor, Columbia Business School | |
L. Randall Wray, Senior Scholar, Levy Institute; Professor, Bard College | |
Thursday, May 6, 2021 | |
10:00–11:00 a.m. | Speaker |
Robert Kaplan, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas | |
MODERATOR: Deborah Solomon, Economics Editor, New York Times | |
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Session 4. FINANCIAL GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION |
MODERATOR: Peter Coy, Bloomberg | |
SPEAKERS: Michael Greenberger, Professor, University of Maryland Law School | |
Kathryn Judge, Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law, Columbia Law School | |
Patricia McCoy, Liberty Mutual Insurance Professor, Boston College Law School | |
12:30–2:30 p.m. | Session 5. US FINANCIAL MARKET INSTABILITY |
MODERATOR: Jeanna Smialek, New York Times | |
SPEAKERS: Jan Hatzius, Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs | |
Bruce Kasman, Managing Director and Head of Economic Research, JP Morgan | |
James Paulsen, Chief Investment Strategist, The Leuthold Group, LLC | |
2:30–3:30 p.m. | Session 6. WHAT'S AHEAD FOR EUROPE |
MODERATOR: Dimitri Papadimitriou, Levy Institute | |
Lex Hoogduin, Professor, Groningen University, the Netherlands; Founder, GloComNet | |
Denis MacShane, Former UK Europe Minister; Senior Advisor, Avisa Partners | |
Gennaro Zezza, Research Scholar, Levy Institute; Professor, University of Cassino | |
Press registrations should be made by calling Mark Primoff at 845-758-7412 or BY sending an email to [email protected].
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(4.12.21)Website: http://www.levyinstitute.org/news/hyman-p-minsky-conference-2021
This event was last updated on 06-30-2021
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