The Federal Reserve's Role in the Global Economy : A Historical Perspective (Hardcover)

Preface; Conference speaker bios; 1. Introduction Michael Bordo and Mark Wynne; 2. Doctrinal determinants, domestic and international, of Federal Reserve policy 1914?33 Barry Eichengreen; Comments on Eichengreen Harold James; 3. Navigating constraints: the evolution of Federal Reserve monetary policy, 1935?59 Mark Carlson and David Wheelock; Comments on Carlson and Wheelock Gary Richardson; 4. Federal Reserve policy and Bretton Woods Michael Bordo and Owen Humpage; Comments on Bordo and Humpage James Boughton; 5. The Federal Reserve engages the world (1970?2000): an insider's narrative of the transition to managed floating and financial turbulence Edwin M. Truman; Comments on Truman Michael Dooley; 6. The Federal Reserve in a globalized world economy John Taylor; Comments on Taylor Richard Clarida; 7. Unprecedented actions: the Federal Reserve's response to the global financial crisis in historical perspective Frederic S. Mishkin and Eugene White; Comments on Mishkin and White Steven Kamin; 8. Panel discussion on the Federal Reserve's role in international financial crises featuring remarks by Donald Kohn, Charles Bean, Guillermo Ortiz and Stephen Cecchetti; 9. The Robert V. Roosa Lecture: excerpts from a conversation between Richard Fisher and Paul Volcker Richard Fisher and Paul Volcker.