Roundtable on Global Economics
Director: Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
October 1, 2001 - Present
This roundtable series brings together key players from the private markets, government, Federal Reserve, IMF, World Bank, and think tanks to discuss pressing policy issues in international economics. The group, which meets monthly, has so far discussed issues such as the impact of terrorism on economic prospects, the outlook for emerging markets, and U.S. trade policy.
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability
Speaker:
Richard Berner, Counselor, U.S. Department of the TreasuryPresider:
Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
October 11, 2011
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Roundtable Meeting
Next Steps for Monetary Policy
Speakers:
Joseph Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Brian F. Madigan, Barclays Capital; Georgetown UniversityPresider:
Sebastian Mallaby, Council on Foreign Relations
September 15, 2011
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Roundtable Meeting
The Great Rebalancing
June 2, 2011
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A Conversation with Moisés Naím and Philip Suttle
Speakers:
Moises Naím, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Philip Suttle, Institute of International FinancePresider:
Sebastian Mallaby, Council on Foreign Relations
April 18, 2011
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Monetary Policy in a Globalized World
Speaker:
Nathan Sheets, Federal Reserve BoardPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
January 31, 2011
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Recent Developments in Europe
Speakers:
Angel Ubide, Tudor Investment Corporation, Robert Kahn, Moore Capital Management LLCPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
March 19, 2010
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Speaker:
Desmond Lachman, American Entreprise InstitutePresider:
Caroline Atkinson, CFR
December 11, 2009
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Financial Reform: Can We Avoid the Next Crisis?
Speakers:
Yusuke Horiguchi, Institute for International Finance, Inc., David Wessel, The Wall Street JournalPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
October 26, 2009
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Roundtable Meeting
The Impacts of the Economic Crisis on Europe
Speakers:
Adam S. Posen, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, Marek Belka, International Monetary FundPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
March 2, 2009
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Speakers:
Angel Ubide, Director of Global Economics, Tudor Investment Corporation, Randal Quarles, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
February 2, 2009
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Financial Turmoil: Implications for Asia
Speakers:
Nicholas R. Lardy, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, Mark Siegel, Elliott Management CorporationPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
December 11, 2008
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Roundtable Meeting
The Financial Crisis and Emerging Markets
Speakers:
Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Brad W. Setser, Council on Foreign RelationsPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
November 21, 2008
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Financial Turmoil: Reactions and Responses
Speakers:
John H. Makin, Caxton Associates, Laurence Meyer, Macroeconomic AdvisersPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
September 26, 2008
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Roundtable Meeting
Commodity Pricing
Speakers:
Uri Dudash, The World Bank, Karen H. Johnson, Federal Reserve Board of GovernorsPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
July 14, 2008
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Regulatory Reform
Speakers:
Morris Goldstein, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, Randall Kroszner, Federal Reserve BoardPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
June 18, 2008
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Roundtable Meeting
Innovation in Fed Lending
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Mary Goodman, Strategist, Moore Capital Management, LLC, Laurence Meyer, Macroeconomics Advisers
April 7, 2008
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Roundtable Meeting
Challenges for Europe in a Capital Market Driven World
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Adam S. Posen, Senior Fellow, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, Max Watson, Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford University
February 12, 2008
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2008: Credit Crunch or Bounce Back?
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Donald L. Kohn, Vice Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, David Lipton, Managing Director & Head, Global Country Risk Management, Citigroup Inc.
January 7, 2008
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Roundtable Meeting
The Dollar: Further to Fall?
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Brad W. Setser, Fellow for Geoeconomics, Council on Foreign Relations, Karen H. Johnson, Director, Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
December 7, 2007
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Roundtable Meeting
Market Turbulence: Implications for Banks and Regulators
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Jaime Caruana, Director and Financial Counsellor, Monetary and Capital Markets, International Monetary Fund, Daniel K. Tarullo, Professor of Law, Georgetown University
October 12, 2007
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Roundtable Meeting
Recent Market Turmoil: Cause for Concern or a Passing Phenomenon?
Chair:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Simon Johnson, Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund, Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Vincent Raymond Reinhart, Director of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
September 10, 2007
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The U.S. Economy: Will Housing Tip the U.S. into a Hard Landing?
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Economic Policy Chair, John McCain 2008, Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
May 7, 2007
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Roundtable Meeting
Japan: A Player Again in the Global Economy?
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Yusuke Horiguchi, First Deputy Managing Director and Chief Economist, Institute for International Finance, Inc., Lawrence Meyer, Macroeconomic Advisers
April 4, 2007
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Global Financial Markets: Priced to Perfection or Complacent?
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, The Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Karen H. Johnson, Director, Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve System, Michael Prell, Consulting Economist
March 5, 2007
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Europe: Recovery at Last?
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Angel Ubide, Tudor Investment Corporation, Nigel Nagarajan, Delegation to the European Commission
January 11, 2007
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Roundtable Meeting
Impact of the Democratic Congress on International Economic Policy
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
David Wessel, Wall Street Journal
December 11, 2006
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Roundtable Meeting
Financial Globalization and Development
Speakers:
Kenneth S. Rogoff, Harvard University, Uri Dadush, The World BankChair:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
November 6, 2006
12:15-2:00 p.m.
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Roundtable Meeting
Fifth Year Anniversary
Discussants:
John Holmes Makin, Caxton Associates, Donald L. Kohn, Federal Reserve BoardChair:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
October 4, 2006
12:15-2:00 p.m.
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Roundtable Meeting
Emerging Markets: When Does a "Healthy" Correction Become an Unhealthy Tailspin?
Discussant:
Desmond Lachman, American Enterprise InstituteSpeaker:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign Relations
July 10, 2006
12:15-2:00 p.m.
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Roundtable Meeting
Trade, Immigration, and Protectionism
Speakers:
Matthew J. Slaughter, Member, Council of Economic Advisers, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Economics Editor, The EconomistPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
May 1, 2006
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Speakers:
Alberto Musalem Borrero, Yusuke Horiguchi, Clay LoweryPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
April 7, 2006
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China: Global Imbalances and Global Governance
March 6, 2006
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Roundtable Meeting
2006: Will U.S. Consumers Finally Stop Spending and What Happens to the World if they Do?
Speakers:
John H. Makin, Principal, Caxton Associates, Michael Prell, Consulting Economist, Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
January 13, 2006
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Roundtable Meeting
Europe: Identity Crisis, Again?
Speakers:
Moreno Bertoldi, European Commission, Angel Ubide, Tudor Investment Corp.Presider:
Caroline Atkinson
December 15, 2005
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Roundtable Meeting
Oil: Can the World Cope?
Speakers:
Philip Suttle, Barclay's Capital, John C. Felmy, American Petroleum InstituteModerator:
Caroline Atkinson, Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund
October 21, 2005
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Roundtable Meeting
China: Global Economy Savior or Achilles Heel?
Speakers:
Nicholas R. Lardy, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics, Nouriel Roubini, Associate Professor of Economics & International Business, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of BusinessPresider:
Caroline Atkinson
August 1, 2005
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Roundtable Meeting
China vs. India
Presider:
Nancy E. RomanSpeaker:
Lionel Barber, U.S. Managing Editor, The Financial Times
June 6, 2005
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Roundtable Meeting
Bond Market Bubble?
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, International Monetary FundSpeakers:
Michael Prell, Consulting Economist, Nouriel Roubini, New York University
April 4, 2005
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Roundtable Meeting
Social Security Reform: Will It Happen--Should It Happen?
March 7, 2005
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Roundtable Meeting
The U.S. Current Account Deficit: How Long Can the Unsustainable Be Sustained?
Panelists:
Nancy E. Roman, International Monetary Fund, Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
Yusuke Horiguchi, Institute for International Finance, Inc., Brad W. Setser, Oxford University
February 7, 2005
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Roundtable Meeting
Transparency and Communication Issues at the FED
Panelist:
Nancy E. RomanSpeakers:
Ben Bernanke, Member of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Laurence Meyer, Distinguished Scholar, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Former Member of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
January 10, 2005
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Europe: Darkness at the End of the Tunnel?
Discussant:
Angel Ubide, Tudor Investment CorporationPanelist:
Caroline Atkinson, International Monetary FundSpeaker:
Michael Deppler, International Monetary Fund
December 6, 2004
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Roundtable Meeting
The U.S. Fiscal Deficit and the Presidential Elections
Panelists:
Caroline Atkinson, Vice President and Director, Washington Program, International Monetary Fund, Nancy E. Roman, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Alice Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Economics Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget Office
October 18, 2004
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Global Challenges for the G7
Speakers:
David Lipton, Managing Director,, Moore Capital Strategy GroupPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Deputy Director, International Monetary FundSpeakers:
Laurence Meyer, Distinguished Scholar, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Former Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
September 10, 2004
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Changing Risk in China
Presider:
Nancy E. Roman, Vice President and Director, Washington Program, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
George Gilboy, Research Affiliate, Center of International Studies, MIT
July 12, 2004
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Inflation: Is It Time to Worry Again?
Presider:
Nancy E. Roman, Vice President and Director, Washington Program, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Edwin Truman, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
June 7, 2004
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Roundtable Meeting
Japan's Recovery - This Time for Real?
Panelists:
Caroline Atkinson, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere, International Monetary Fund, Nancy E. Roman, Vice President & Director, Washington Program, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Adam Posen, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics, Edward J. Lincoln, Senior Fellow, Asia and Economic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
May 3, 2004
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Roundtable Meeting
The New Globalization
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
David Blake, Goldman Sachs International, Kristin J. Forbes, Member, Council of Economic Advisors
March 1, 2004
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Roundtable Meeting
The Weak Dollar: Does It Matter and Is It Here to Stay?
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
Philip Suttle, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Yusuke Horiguchi, Institute for International Finance, Inc.
February 2, 2004
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Roundtable Meeting
Globalization and Free Markets: The Fractured Consensus
December 1, 2003
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Roundtable Meeting
Global Economy: Recovery - Real or Risky?
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
Karen H. Johnson, Federal Reserve System, John H. Makin, Caxton Associates
November 3, 2003
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China: Challenges for Reform
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
Minxin Pei, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, David Z. Robinson, International Monetary Fund, Gina H. Despres, Capital Research and Management Company
July 7, 2003
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Disappearing Credit Risk or Another Bubble in the Making?
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Mark Siegel, MassMutual, Randall Kroszner, Member, Council of Economic Advisors
June 2, 2003
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Roundtable Meeting
Fiscal Policy and the International Economy
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson
May 9, 2003
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Roundtable Meeting
The War Economy - Take Two
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
David Wessel, The Wall Street Journal, Michael Prell, Consulting Economist
April 7, 2003
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Roundtable Meeting
War in Iraq: Global Implications
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
Moises Naím, Foreign Policy Magazine, Uri Dadush, World Bank
March 3, 2003
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Roundtable Meeting
Financial Crises in Latin America
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeaker:
Morris Goldstein
January 6, 2003
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Roundtable Meeting
The U.S. Financial System and Its Links with the Economy
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Lee Sachs, Perseus LLC
December 9, 2002
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Roundtable Meeting
How Are International Economic Policymakers Responding in the Face of Global Economic Weakness?
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
David Lipton, Moore Capital Strategy Group, Randal Quarles, U.S. Department of the Treasury
November 4, 2002
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Roundtable Meeting
Corporate Scandals and the Stock Market Decline: Whither the U.S. Model?
Presider:
Caroline Atkinson, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
Sebastian Mallaby, The Washington Post
October 10, 2002
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Corporate Governance: The Impact of the 'Washington Consensus'
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeaker:
Daniel K. Tarullo, Georgetown University, Georgetown University
August 5, 2002
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Roundtable Meeting
Latin America
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
Edwin Truman, Institute for International Economics, UBS Warburg, Michael Gavin
July 1, 2002
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Roundtable Meeting
Global Economic Recovery
Speakers:
Randy Kroszner, Council of Economic Advisors, Federal Reserve SystemPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Karen H. Johnson, Director, Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve System
June 3, 2002
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Roundtable Meeting
Europe's Economic Prospects and Policy Implications
Speakers:
Michael Deppler, International Monetary Fund, Institute for International EconomicsPresider:
Caroline Atkinson, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Adam Posen, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
May 6, 2002
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Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: U.S. Economic Outlook
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeaker:
Richard Clarida, U.S. Department of the Treasury
April 8, 2002
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Roundtable Meeting
Sovereign Bankruptcy and Crisis Resolution
March 1, 2002
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Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: Outlook for Japan Post-September 11
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
Yusuke Horiguchi, International Monetary Fund, Lawrence Meyer, Former Federal Reserve Governor
February 1, 2002
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America's Response to Terrorism: Prospects for Emerging Markets Post-September 11
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
Morris Goldstein, Institute for International Economics, Nouriel Roubini, New York University
December 19, 2001
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America's Response to Terrorism: Trade and Globalization Post-September 11
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
Daniel K. Tarullo, Georgetown University, Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist
November 30, 2001
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Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: Global Economic Outlook Post-September 11
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
David Lipton, Moore Capital, John H. Makin, Caxton Associates
November 9, 2001
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Roundtable Meeting
America's Response to Terrorism: U.S. Economic Priorities Post-September 11
Presider:
Caroline AtkinsonSpeakers:
Alice Rivlin, The Brookings Institution; former Vice-Chair of the Federal Reserve System, Michael Mussa, Institute for International Economics
October 18, 2001
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