Professor Michael Klein : "The Fed, Inflation, and the Dollar"

**RESCHEDULED DATE AND SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT***

Professor Michael Klein

"The Fed, Inflation, and the Dollar"

ABOUT THE EVENT

The Federal Reserve, like most other central banks, is meant to be insulated from political pressures. But its decisions often have political ramifications and there have been times when pressure has been brought to bear on it. What are the risks of the politicization of the Fed?  What have been the consequences of these pressures for inflation and the dollar? What does the current political environment  portend for the Fed’s independence, and the economy?

Bio: 

Michael W. Klein is the William L. Clayton Professor of International Economic Affairs at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.  He has been a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund, the Bank of England, the Bank of Israel, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Dallas, New York, and San Francisco.  He is the Founder and Executive Editor of EconoFact, an online website that publishes memos and a weekly podcast on economic and social policy issues. He is the co-author of Exchange Rate Regimes in the Modern Era (M.I.T. Press c. 2010) and of Job Creation, Job Destruction, and International Competition (Upjohn Press, c. 2003), and the author of Mathematical Methods for Economics (Addison-Wesley, 2^nd edition, c. 2002) and Something for Nothing: A Novel (MIT Press, c. 2011), as well as more than two dozen peer-reviewed scholarly articles He holds a B.A. from Brandeis University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. 

Note: Unfortunately, our scheduled speaker for Thursday, February 26, Simon Johnson, has had to cancel due to an unexpected change in his teaching schedule. We appreciate your understanding.

To accommodate scheduling considerations with the Federal Reserve, we have rescheduled the luncheon to Wednesday, February 25. 

For those who have already registered:

• If the new date does not work with your schedule, we are happy to cancel your registration.

• Refunds will be honored for all à la carte members and guests who are unable to attend on the new date.

Please note that for security reasons, you will be asked to present a government issued photo identification to gain entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank.