Macro and Growth Policies in the Wake of the Crisis

A conference on the theme Macro and Growth Policies in the Wake of the Crisis will take place at the IMF’s Headquarters in Washington, DC on March 7-8. The conference will be hosted by four of the world’s most noted economists, including two Nobel laureates: Michael Spence (Stanford University), Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University), Olivier Blanchard (Economic Counselor and Director of Research at the IMF), and David Romer (University of California, Berkeley). The event will bring together leading policymakers and academics from both advanced and emerging countries, as well as representatives from civil society, the private sector, and the media.