The US Monetary Policy Forum (USMPF) brings academics, market economists, and policy makers together to discuss US monetary policy for an annual conference, sponsored by the IGM. A standing group of academic and private sector economists produces a report on a critical medium-term issue confronting the Federal Open Market Committee.

2018 USMPF REPORT

A SKEPTICAL VIEW OF THE IMPACT OF THE FED’S BALANCE SHEET

2017 USMPF REPORT

DEFLATING INFLATION EXPECTATIONS: THE IMPLICATIONS OF INFLATION’S SIMPLE DYNAMICS

2016 USMPF REPORT

LANGUAGE AFTER LIFTOFF: FED COMMUNICATION AWAY FROM THE ZERO LOWER BOUND

2015 USMPF REPORT

THE EQUILIBRIUM REAL FUNDS RATE: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

2014 USMPF REPORT

MARKET TANTRUMS AND MONETARY POLICY

2013 USMPF REPORT

CRUNCH TIME: FISCAL CRISES AND THE ROLE OF MONETARY POLICY

2012 USMPF REPORT

HOUSING, MONETARY POLICY, AND THE RECOVERY

2011 USMPF REPORT

STRESSED OUT: MACROPRUDENTIAL PRINCIPLES FOR STRESS TESTING

2010 USMPF REPORT

FINANCIAL CONDITIONS INDEXES: A NEW LOOK AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

2009 USMPF REPORT

OIL AND THE MACROECONOMY: LESSONS FOR MONETARY POLICY

2008 USMPF REPORT

LEVERAGED LOSSES: LESSONS FROM THE MORTGAGE MARKET MELTDOWN

2007 USMPF REPORT

UNDERSTANDING THE EVOLVING INFLATION PROCESS