2021 Dow Lecture: U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy
This is the second of an annual series of lectures in honour of prominent economist Christopher Dow.
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Online
About this event
For NIESR's second annual Dow lecture, we are delighted to welcome James Bullard, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, to deliver a presentation on the U.S. economy and monetary policy.
The event will be chaired by NIESR President Sir Paul Tucker, and there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.
About James Bullard
James “Jim” Bullard is the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In that role, he is a participant on the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which meets regularly to set the direction of U.S. monetary policy. He also oversees the Federal Reserve’s Eighth District, including activities at the St. Louis headquarters and its branches in Little Rock, Ark., Louisville, Ky., and Memphis, Tenn.
A noted economist and policymaker, Bullard makes Fed transparency and dialogue a priority on the international and national stage as well as on Main Street. He serves on the board of directors of the St. Louis Regional Chamber and the board of directors of Concordance Academy of Leadership, and he is a past board chair of the United Way U.S.A. Bullard is co-editor of the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, and a member of the Central Bank Research Association’s senior council. He is an honorary professor of economics at Washington University in St. Louis, where he also sits on the advisory council of the economics department and the advisory board of the Center for Dynamic Economics. A native of Forest Lake, Minn., Bullard received his doctorate in economics from Indiana University in Bloomington.
Please note that this webinar will be recorded for future distribution online.
As part of the webinar, participants can ask questions using the chat function or on microphone. If asking questions over microphone, your audio will be recorded. By asking questions over microphone, you agree to NIESR being able to record your audio / video and use your data in accordance with our privacy policy (www.niesr.ac.uk/privacy-policy). If you wish to ask a question but do not want to be recorded, please ask your question over the chat function.
If you have any questions, please email us on events@niesr.ac.uk