Implications of Fiscal Austerity for U.S. Monetary Policy

PRESENTATION May 22, 2013

Speaker / Author

Eric Rosengren, Ph.D.

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Eric Rosengren is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, one of 12 regional Federal Reserve banks. Eric is a participant in the Federal Open Market Committee, the monetary policymaking body of the United States. As CEO, Eric leads the Boston Fed’s work, which includes economic research and analysis, banking supervision and financial stability efforts, community economic development activities, and a wide range of payments, technology, and finance initiatives. Eric was appointed president in 2007 and has taken a rigorously data-driven approach in forming his views on the national and regional economy. His research and policy positions pay ... Read More