The Institute for International Economic Policy, the National Center for Sustainable Development, and the Bertelsmann Foundation
International Monetary Fund
Conference videos coming soon.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
8:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
City View Room, 7th Floor
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20052
Continental breakfast at 8:15 AM
8:45-9:00 AM: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Stephen C. Smith (Director, Institute for International Economic Policy, and Professor of Economics and International Affairs, GW)
9:00-10:00 AM: Session 1 – What Went Wrong: Market and Regulatory Failures
Prof. John Geanakoplos (Yale University)
Prof. Matthew Richardson (NYU)
10:00-10:15 AM: Coffee Break
10:15-11:15 PM: Session 1 (cont’d) – What Went Wrong: Market and Regulatory Failures
Prof. Ross Levine (Brown University)
Prof. Phillip Swagel (Georgetown University & former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy
11:15-11:30 AM: Coffee Break
11:30AM-1:00 PM: Session 2 – The Regulation of Financial Institutions
Dr. Stijn Claessens (Research Department, IMF)
Prof. Douglas Gale (NYU)
Prof. Mark Flannery (University of Florida)
1:00-2:30 PM: Lunch Break
2:30-4:00 PM: Session 3 – The Regulation of Financial Markets
Dr. Laura Kodres (Research Department, IMF)
Prof. Neil Pearson (University of Illinois)
Prof. Erik Stafford (Harvard Business School)
4:00-4:15 PM: Coffee Break
4:15-5:00 PM: Keynote Address – The Regulatory Response to the Financial Crisis: An Early Assessment
Dr. Jeffrey Lacker – President, Federal Reserve Board of Richmond
5:00-5:30 PM: Open Floor Discussion
