Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
Candlefocus EditorThe symposium is largely organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, along with financial sponsors, partners and academics from around the world.
The goal of the symposium is to promote a more open and fruitful dialogue on economic policy challenges. To this end, each year guest speakers from a range of sectors—including academia, public sectors, and the private sector—deliver reports and presentations. They also engage in open discussion about the challenges facing modern policy decision-making.
Each year the conference has a conference theme, and the papers presented are organized around this theme. In recent years, the topics have included the impact of tech giants on financial stability, how to create balanced growth in the global economy, how to balance monetary policies when central banks are in different stages of the economic cycle, and how to maintain fiscal stability within fiscal systems.
At the end of the symposium, all of the reports, presentations and discussions are compiled into a published volume. The included papers are posted on the website, making the information available to academics and the general public. This volume is available online and in print, and is a valuable source of academic data and supplemental information.
The Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is an important organizational event for the international economic policy community. It provides a forum for key players to discuss and debate pertinent economic issues and to learn from each other's perspective. By offering a platform where key participants can interact and exchange knowledge, the Jackson Hole symposium has a profound effect on economic policy development and serves as a platform for further research.