The Economic Summit is the result of recognition by the sponsoring institutions of a need in New England for economic discourse geared to the requirements of high school teachers.

This first Summit was held on October 24, 2005.

This event brought together economics professors, policymakers, and researchers to help teachers make the connection between economic theory, research, and policy, on the one hand, and classroom instruction, on the other. The first event of its kind in the Northeast, the Summit offered the perspectives of a former White House advisor, researchers at a Federal Reserve Bank, and a professor in the growing field of experimental economics.

Sponsors: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Connecticut Council of Economic Education, and Choate Rosemary Hall

Program- October 24, 2005

Some presentations are available in portable document format (PDF).

Current Challenges for Economic Policy: A Washington Perspective

N. Gregory Mankiw
Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Former Chair, Council of Economic Advisers

 

Monetary Policymaking: Role of the Regional Feds and the Evolution of FOMC Communication

Jeffrey C. Fuhrer
Senior Vice President & Director of Research
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

 

New England’s Trade with China Today

Lynn E. Browne
Executive Vice President & Economic Advisor
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

 

Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments

Jane Sneddon Little
Vice President & Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

 

Workshop on Experimental Economics

Bart J. Wilson
Associate Professor of Economics and Law
George Mason University

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