Conferences
2023

Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy
March 31, 2023
2022

Climate Risks: Theory and Practice
November 4, 2022
Micro and Macro Labor Economics Conference
October 21, 2022
System Climate Meeting
May 17, 2022
Advances in Fixed Income and Macro-Finance Research
May 12, 2022
Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy
March 25, 2022
2021

Housing, Financial Markets and Monetary Policy
October 29, 2021
Advances in Fixed Income and Macro-Finance Research
May 14, 2021
Symposium on Climate Change and the Fed’s Mission
May 13, 2021
Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy
March 26, 2021
Symposium on Monetary Policy and Financial Stability
February 19, 2021
2020

2020 Day-Ahead Conference
January 2, 2020
2019

Micro Macro Labor Economics Conference
November 22, 2019
The Economics of Climate Change
November 8, 2019
Advances in Fixed Income Macro-Finance Research
October 17, 2019
Conference on Advances in Financial Research
October 4, 2019
West Coast Search and Matching Workshop
May 10, 2019
Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy
March 22, 2019
2018

Micro Macro Labor Economics Conference
November 30, 2018
Conference on Advances in Financial Research
October 5, 2018
West Coast Search and Matching Workshop
May 11, 2018
Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy
March 9, 2018
2017

Micro Macro Labor Economics Conference
December 1, 2017
Conference on Advances in Financial Research
October 6, 2017
West Coast Search and Matching Workshop
May 26, 2017
Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy
March 31, 2017
2016

West Coast Search and Matching Workshop
May 27, 2016
Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy
March 4, 2016
2015

5th Conference on Fixed Income Markets
November 5, 2015
IBEFA 2015 Summer Meeting
June 25, 2015
The FRBSF will be hosting the first half of the 2015 summer meeting of the International Banking, Economics, and Finance Association (IBEFA). The conference consists of 36 academic papers on topics ranging from alternatives to the 30-year residential mortgage to the effect of campaign contributions on state banking regulation.
West Coast Search and Matching Workshop
May 22, 2015
The New Normal for Monetary Policy
March 27, 2015
2014

4th Macro-Finance Society Workshop
October 17, 2014
Conference in Honor of James Hamilton
September 18, 2014
This conference gathered former colleagues and students to discuss work in recent macroeconomics and time series influenced by James Hamilton’s research over the years.
Conference on Housing and Monetary Policy
September 4, 2014
The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco are pleased to co-host a two-day academic summit with renowned scholars in housing and mortgage finance. The conference will focus on monetary policy and financial stability issues related to the housing market.
Monetary Policy and Financial Markets
March 28, 2014
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is sponsoring a conference on Monetary Policy and Financial Markets, to be held in San Francisco on Friday, March 28, 2014. The conference will focus on issues related to financial market expectations of monetary policy, the effects of monetary policy on asset prices, and financial market frictions.
Central Banking in Historical Perspective: One Hundred Years of the Federal Reserve
March 6, 2014
This conference explored the history of the Federal Reserve and central banking around the world during the last century. Among the various topics discussed were the impact and evolution of monetary policy, the successes and failures of central banks as regulators of financial institutions, and the influence of international events on the Federal Reserve.
2013

Term Structure Modeling at the Zero Lower Bound
October 11, 2013
Expectations in Dynamic Macroeconomic Models
August 8, 2013
Participants in this conference presented leading edge economic research on all aspects of expectations formation, including theory, empirical measurement, and laboratory/experimental evidence.
Monetary Policy in a Global Setting: China and the United States Second Annual Conference
April 15, 2013
The purpose of the conference is to promote dialogue among monetary policymakers and advisors from the People’s Bank of China and the Federal Reserve System in the United States as well as academic experts on issues involving monetary policy, economic growth, and global financial crises.
The Past and Future of Monetary Policy
March 1, 2013
In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act into law, and the Federal Reserve System was created. In recognition of the centennial of the Fed’s founding, this conference looks at lessons from the past and expectations for the future for U.S. monetary policy.
Federal Reserve “Day Ahead” Conference on Financial Markets and Institutions
January 3, 2013
The Federal Reserve’s Day Ahead conference provides Federal Reserve economists an annual venue to present their research on financial markets and institutions in conjunction with the annual American Economics Association meeting.
2012

Predicting Rare Events: Evaluating Systemic and Idiosyncratic Risk
September 28, 2012
Motivated by global financial events of the recent past, the workshop will showcase the latest research on forecasting rare, but systemic, events as well as monitoring more idiosyncratic risks. Experts from the academic, regulatory, and practitioner communities will come together to discuss the interface between cutting-edge research methods and best-practice risk-management techniques.
All California Labor Conference
September 13, 2012
Structural and Cyclical Elements in Macroeconomics
March 16, 2012
2011

Symposium on Oil Markets and the Economy
July 25, 2011
Monetary Policy at the Zero Lower Bound
February 25, 2011
2010

Applied Micro Summer Conference
July 14, 2010
Financial Market Imperfections and Macroeconomics
March 5, 2010
2009

The U.S. and World Economic Geography Before and After the Downturn
November 18, 2009
Happiness and the Economy
September 11, 2009
Fifth Annual APEA Conference
June 27, 2009 CPBS
Applied Micro Summer Conference, 2009
June 24, 2009
CSIP Symposium on The Outlook for Consumption
May 22, 2009
Senior Policy Seminar: Managing Capital Flows and Growth During the Global Crisis
May 18, 2009 CPBS
Organized jointly with the World Bank
Macroeconomic Models for Monetary Policy
March 6, 2009
“Day Ahead” Conference on Financial Markets
January 2, 2009
2008

Japan’s Bubble, Deflation and Long-Term Stagnation
December 11, 2008 CPBS
Sponsored jointly with ESRI, Japanese Cabinet Office; University of Chicago; Columbia University
CSIP Symposium on The Outlook for Future Productivity Growth
November 14, 2008
Applied Micro Summer Conference, 2008
June 25, 2008
Senior Policymaker Seminar: Managing Capital Flows Organized jointly with the World Bank, Bank of England, Bank of France
April 29, 2008 CPBS
Organized jointly with the World Bank, Bank of England, Bank of France
Monetary Policy and Asset Markets
February 22, 2008
2007

Recent Trends In Economic Volatility: Sources And Implications
November 2, 2007
CSIP Symposium on The Economics of Private Equity Investments
October 19, 2007
Monetary Policy, Transparency, and Credibility
March 23, 2007
2006

Financial Innovations and the Real Economy
November 16, 2006
Safe and Sound Banking: Past, Present, and Future
August 17, 2006
Labor Markets and the Macroeconomy
March 3, 2006
2005

Productivity Growth: Causes and Consequences
November 18, 2005
Fiscal and Monetary Policy
March 4, 2005
Symposium on the “Revived Bretton Woods System: A New Paradigm for Asian Development?”
February 4, 2005 CPBS
Sponsored jointly with the Clausen Center for International Business & Policy, U.C. Berkeley
2004

Emerging Markets and Macroeconomic Volatility
June 4, 2004 CPBS
Sponsored jointly with the Center for International Economics, University of Maryland
Interest Rates and Monetary Policy
March 19, 2004
Senior Policymaker Seminar: “Capital Flows, Monetary Policy and Current Issues in International Finance
February 23, 2004 CPBS
Organized Jointly with the World Bank
2003

Technology, Productivity, and Public Policy
November 7, 2003
Finance and Macroeconomics
February 28, 2003
2002

Technological Change
November 14, 2002
Financial Issues in the Pacific Basin Region
September 26, 2002 CPBS
Sponsored jointly with the Journal of the Japanese and International Economies
Macroeconomic Models for Monetary Policy
March 1, 2002
2001

Nominal Rigidities
June 16, 2001
Asset Prices, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Policy
March 2, 2001
2000

Irrational Exuberance?
April 21, 2000
Structural Change and Monetary Policy
March 3, 2000
1999

Financial Crises in Emerging Markets
September 23, 1999 CPBS