Panel Discussion: "The Federal Reserve Board and Stock Market Volatility"

August 05, 2000

Contact: Karen Conner, (202) 293-5380 x117

August 15, 2000

Panel Discussion: "The Federal Reserve Board and Stock Market Volatility"

For Immediate Release: August 15, 2000

WASHINGTON, DC– The Office of Representative Dennis Kucinich (Ohio) and the Center for Economic and Policy Research will host a panel discussion, “The Federal Reserve Board and Stock Market Volatility,” on Tuesday, August 22, 2000 from 10:00 – 11:30 A.M. in room 2203 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

As the Federal Reserve Board debates its next move on interest rates, this panel of discussants will consider:

Has the Fed been irresponsible in its hands-off attitude toward the stock market?
Are interest rate hikes the answer to every question of economic policy?
What could the Fed be doing to stabilize the economy and promote full employment while containing inflation?

Moderated by Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), this discussion will include:

Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Tom Palley, Assistant Director of Public Policy, AFL-CIO
Rob Scott, Economist, Economic Policy Institute
Bill Spriggs, Director, Research and Public Policy Department, National Urban League

For more information about the event, please call (202) 293-5380