Conference

R&S Centennial Conference

November 8, 2023

Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C.

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The Federal Reserve is hosting a conference on November 8, 2023, to celebrate the centennial of the Division of Research and Statistics.

The Division of Research and Statistics (R&S) was created in 1923 when the Division of Analysis and Research was consolidated with the Division of Statistics. The R&S division has long been responsible for providing key support to the Board and the FOMC on a broad range of economic and financial matters. The division also produces some of the Board's surveys and statistical releases, including the Survey of Consumer Finances, the Financial Accounts of the United States, and the Index of Industrial Production. In addition, R&S staff generate academic research that further the public's understanding on inflation, unemployment, financial developments, and many other topics.

The conference on November 8 will focus on the past, present, and future of the division. Featured speakers include Chair Powell, Vice Chair Jefferson, and President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, John C. Williams.

This event is by invitation only and open to members of the press. Media who wish to register should contact Public Affairs at [email protected]. The conference will be webcast at www.federalreserve.gov and https://www.youtube.com/federalreserve.

For logistical inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Agenda

Breakfast

Opening Remarks
Jerome H. Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Paper: The Role of R&S in Research
Opening:
Douglas Elmendorf, Harvard University

Author presentation:
Karen Dynan, Harvard University
Jeffrey Fuhrer, Brookings Institution
Gustavo Suarez, Federal Reserve Board

Discussion:
Steve Sharpe, Federal Reserve Board

Discussion:
John Roberts, John Roberts Macroeconomics

Q&A

Break

Role of R&S in Financial Crises and the Fed’s Role as Lender of Last Resort
Panel discussion:
Moderator:
Michael Gibson, Federal Reserve Board

Panelists:
Donald Kohn, Brookings Institution
Andreas Lehnert, Federal Reserve Board
Pat Parkinson, Bank Policy Institute

Q&A

Lunch

Keynote Speech
John C. Williams, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Paper: The Evolution and Importance of Economic Measurement and the Role of R&S
Opening:
Stephen Oliner, American Enterprise Institute

Author presentation:
David Byrne, Federal Reserve Board
Carol Corrado, Georgetown University
Arthur Kennickell, City University of New York

Discussion:
Christopher Carroll, Johns Hopkins University

Discussion:
Daniel Sichel, Wellesley College

Q&A

Break

Critical Moments in the Economy and the Role of R&S, the Challenges We Faced, and Lessons for the Future
Opening:
Matthew Eichner, Federal Reserve Board

Panel discussion:
Moderator: William Wascher, Federal Reserve Board

Panelists:
Michael Prell, Retired
Dave Stockton, Retired
Stacey Tevlin, Federal Reserve Board
David Wilcox, Peterson Institute and Bloomberg Economics

Q&A

Closing Remarks
Philip N. Jefferson, Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Break

Reception

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