"Welcome to the Conference"
William Poole, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
"Is the U.S. Bankrupt?"
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Boston University
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Discussant: Anjan Thakor, Washington University in St. Louis
"On the Importance of the Plumber"
Douglas J. Elliott, Center On Federal Financial Institutions
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Discussant: George J. Benston, Emory University
Comment by George J. Benston
"Federal Credit and Insurance Programs: Housing"
John M. Quigley, University of California, Berkeley
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Discussant: John. C. Weicher, Hudson Institute
"On Asset-Liability Matching and Government Deposit and Pension Insurance"
Zvi Bodie, Boston University
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Discussant: Deborah J. Lucas, Northwestern University
PowerPoint Presentation (441K)
"Should the Government Provide Insurance For Catastrophes?"
J. David Cummins, University of Pennsylvania
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Discussant: Dwight M. Jaffee, University of California, Berkeley
PowerPoint Presentation (441K)
Panel Discussion: "What is the appropriate role of the federal government in the private
markets for credit and insurance? What is the outlook?"
Moderator: William Poole, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Panelists: Kenneth J. Arrow, Stanford University, Robert E. Litan, Kauffman Foundation and Brookings Institution, and Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University
Photos of all conference speakers: PDF version | PowerPoint version
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