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SOMC: 10 Years After the Crisis
October 19, 2018
Shadow Open Market Committee, Fall 2018 Meeting | Keynote by Robert Kaplan
Shadow Open Market Committee, Fall 2018 Meeting | Panel I
Shadow Open Market Committee, Fall 2018 Meeting | Panel II
Robert Kaplan serves as the thirteenth president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He represents the Eleventh Federal Reserve District on the Federal Open Market Committee in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy and oversees the 1,200 employees of the Dallas Fed.
The Shadow Open Market Committee, under the auspices of the Manhattan Institute, is an independent group of economists that provides external perspectives on policy choices by the Federal Reserve and other leading central banks. The SOMC addresses a wide range of macroeconomic issues, including monetary policy, banking and financial regulations, and fiscal policy matters that bear on monetary policy decisions.
Position Papers - October 19, 2018 – New York, NY
Hawks and Doves at the Federal Reserve by Michael D. Bordo, Rutgers University
Economic Conditions and Policy Strategies: A Monetarist View by Peter N. Ireland, Boston College
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—Re-Loaded by Gregory D. Hess, Wabash College
The Financial Crisis Bailouts: What They Cost Taxpayers Who Reaped the Direct Benefits by Deborah Lucas, MIT
