Thursday, November 9

8:00 p.m. Welcoming Reception – Courtyard by Marriott, Shadyside/Oakland

Friday, November 10

8:15 a.m. Molly’s Trolleys from Marriott to CMU/Tepper School - Posner Hall

8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Conference Session I: Tepper School – Posner Hall – Room 151
Chairman: Bennett McCallum

· Authors: Argia Sbordone

Discussant: Kenneth West

· Authors: Andrew Levin and Tack Yun

Title: Indexation and Monetary Policy

Discussant: Alexander Wolman

12:00 p.m. Lunch – Grand Room – 3^rd floor Posner Hall

1:30 p.m. Conference Session II: Tepper School – Posner Hall – Room 151
Chairman: Charles Plosser

· Authors:William Brock, Steven Durlauf, and James Nason

Title: Model Uncertainty and the Comparison of Instrument and Targeting Rules for Monetary Policy

Discussant: Robert Tetlow

· Author: Athanasios Orphanides and John C. Williams

Title: Robust Monetary Policy with Imperfect Knowledge

Discussant: James Bullard

5:00 p.m. Molly’s Trolleys from Posner Hall to Marriott

7:15 p.m. Molly’s Trolleys from Marriott to The Pittsburgh Golf Club

7:30 p.m. Dinner at The Pittsburgh Golf Club

8:00 a.m. Molly’s Trolleys from Marriott to CMU/Tepper School - Posner Hall

8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:45 a.m. Conference Session III: Tepper School – Posner Hall – Room 151
Chairman: Stanley Zin

· Authors: Samuel Reynard

Title: Maintaining Low Inflation: Money, Interest Rates, and Policy Stance

Discussant: Edward Nelson

· Authors: Marvin Goodfriend and Bennett McCallum

Title: Banking and Interest Rates in Monetary Policy Analysis: A Quantitative Exploration

Discussant: Simon Gilchrist