Remarks for the National Association for Business Economics Panel Discussion at the 2006 Allied Social Science Associations Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, January 6, 2006 ; "By spurring productivity and fomenting tectonic economic changes, globalization has acted as a tailwind for the...

Remarks before the New York Association for Business Economics, New York, N.Y., October 19, 2010 ; "So. what will we likely decide at the next FOMC meeting? As with the American League championship, you'll find out when it's over and only then."

This article was originally presented as the Homer Jones Memorial Lecture, organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, April 1, 2010.

The authors examine the experience of selected central banks that have used large-scale balance-sheet expansion, frequently referred to as “quantitative easing,” as a monetary policy instrument. The case studies focus on central banks responding to the recent financial crisis and Nordic...

Remarks before the Association for Financial Professionals, San Antonio, Texas, November 8, 2010 ; "In sum, I asked that the FOMC consider that we might be prescribing the wrong medicine for the ailment from which our economy is suffering. Liquidity and abundant money are not the binding...

Current excess reserves could create a massive increase in the money supply if banks significantly increase their lending or investing.

The FOMC’s two-pronged approach involves a potential conflict: forward guidance assumes a high degree of substitutability across the maturity structure, while quantitative easing assumes a low degree.

Delivered at the High Profile Speaker Series, New York Society of Security Analysts, New York City. November 8, 2010.

At the end of September 2008, U.S. policymakers had been working for more than a year to contain the shock waves from plunging home prices and the subsequent financial market turmoil. For the Federal Reserve, the crisis has given new meaning to the adage that extraordinary times call for...

Dr. Carstens has led Mexico’s central bank since January 2010, after serving as the government’s secretary of finance and as deputy managing director for the International Monetary Fund. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and received his undergraduate degree from...