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2008

• Macroeconomics Across Time and Space
  May 23-24, 2008, Philadelphia, PA
  The second annual meeting of the “Macroeconomics Across Time and Space” working group will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on May 23 and 24, 2008.
• Midwest Macro Meetings
  May 8-10, 2008, Philadelphia, PA
• New York/Philadelphia Workshop on Quantitative Macroeconomics
  April 18, 2008, Philadelphia, PA
  The fourth in a series of semi-annual meetings on various aspects of macroeconomics.
• Sixth Philadelphia Workshop on Monetary and Macro Economics
  March 28-29, 2008, Philadelphia, PA
  A workshop fostering research in the area of monetary and macroeconomics.

2007

• The Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum
  November 30, 2007, Philadelphia, PA
  The seventh annual Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum, "Innovation and Regulation in Financial Markets," will be held on Friday, November 30, 2007, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
• International Trade Workshop
  November 16, 2007, Philadelphia, PA
• Recent Developments in Consumer Credit and Payments
  September 20-21, 2007, Philadelphia, PA
  The Research Department and the Payment Cards Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia held their fourth joint conference to present and discuss the latest research on consumer credit payments.
• New York/Philadelphia Workshop on Quantitative Macroeconomics
  May 11, 2007, Philadelphia, PA
  This was the second in a series of semi-annual meetings that alternate between the New York and Philadelphia Federal Reserve Banks. The purpose of these workshops is to bring together researchers from the New York and Philadelphia areas who work on various aspects of macroeconomics. This workshop continued to explore the subject of the first meeting, labor markets and macroeconomics.
• Real-Time Data Analysis and Methods in Economics
  April 19-20, 2007, Philadelphia, PA
  The Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Economics Department at Rutgers University, and the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond sponsored this conference that brought together leading researchers in all areas of real-time data analysis.
• Philadelphia Workshop on Monetary and Macroeconomics
  March 30-31, 2007, Philadelphia, PA
  The purpose of these workshops is to foster research in the area of monetary and macroeconomics. The workshops lasted a day and a half, with eight high-quality research papers presented and formally discussed. This year's workshop focused on topics in monetary theory, monetary policy, money and asset markets, and economic development.
• Federal Reserve System Community Affairs-Research Conference
  March 29-30, 2007, Washington, DC
  The Community Affairs Officers of the Federal Reserve System jointly sponsored their fifth biennial research conference, to encourage objective research into the factors governing the availability of credit and capital to individuals and businesses within this changing financial services environment. The Philadelphia Fed's Research Department and Community Affairs Department organized the conference program. The conference brought together a diverse audience from academia, financial institutions, community organizations, foundations, and government. The Journal of Economics and Business intends to publish a special issue on the topics covered in the conference.

2006

• The Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum
  December 1, 2006
  The sixth annual Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum, "Economic Growth and Development: Perspectives for Policymakers," was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Go to the conference program to view background papers. Conference presentations will be available soon.
• International Trade Workshop
  November 17, 2006
  The Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia will host a one-day workshop on recent scholarly research in international trade.
  
• Philadelphia Workshop on Monetary and Macroeconomics
  March 31-April 1, 2006
  The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Penn Institute for Economic Research, and the International Economic Review hosted a workshop on Monetary and Macroeconomics.
  

2005

• The Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum
  December 2, 2005
  The fifth annual Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum, "Fiscal Imbalance: Problems, Solutions, and Implications," was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
  
• Recent Developments in Consumer Credit and Payments
  September 29-30, 2005
  This conference was sponsored by the Research Department and the Payment Cards Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. View the summary of this conference.
• Bank Relationships, Credit Extension, and the Macroeconomy
  June 3-4, 2005
  The German Institute for Economic Research, the Journal of Financial Intermediation, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia hosted a conference on Bank Relationships, Credit Extension, and the Macroeconomy in Berlin, Germany. Program
  
• Immigration in the U.S.: Economic Effects on the Nation and Its Cities
  April 28-29, 2005
  Sponsored by the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
  
• Philadelphia Workshop on Monetary and Macroeconomics
  April 8-9, 2005
  The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Penn Institute for Economic Research hosted a workshop on Monetary and Macroeconomics at the University of Pennsylvania.
  

2004

• The Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum
  December 3, 2004
  The fourth annual Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum, "Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Economy: Perspectives on Outsourcing, Exchange Rates, and Free Trade," was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
  
• Philadelphia Workshop on Monetary and Macroeconomics
  March 26–27, 2004

2003

• The Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum
  November 14, 2003
  The third annual Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum, "Managing the Recovery in Uncertain Times," was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
  
• The Use of Composite Indexes in Regional Economic Analysis
  September 4-5, 2003
  The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, in association with the Review of Economics and Statistics, held a conference on the use of composite indexes in regional analysis.
  
• Conference on Retail Credit Risk Management and Measurement
  April 24–25, 2003
  The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia sponsored a conference on retail credit risk management and measurement. Selected papers presented at the conference will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Banking and Finance.
  

2002

• The Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum
  November 22, 2002
  The second annual Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum, "Crises, Contagion, and Coordination: Issues for Policymakers in the Global Economy," was held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (12th and Arch Streets).
  
• The Philadelphia Workshop on Monetary and Macroeconomics
  October 11–12
  The workshop was sponsored by the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Penn Institute of Economic Research, and International Economic Review. The purpose of this workshop was to foster research in the area of monetary and macroeconomics by bringing together researchers from academia and policy institutions around the world for intensive discussion of their current research relating to monetary theory, labor economics, asset markets, macroeconomic and monetary policies, and other relevant areas.
  
• Innovation in Financial Services and Payments Conference
  May 16–17, 2002
  The Research Department and the Payment Cards Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia co-sponsored a conference on "Innovation in Financial Services and Payments" at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
  

2001

• Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum
  November 30, 2001
  The Philadelphia Fed's first Policy Forum, "Three Questions for Monetary Policymakers," was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
• Conference on Real-Time Data Analysis
  October 4–5, 2001
  The Research Department sponsored a conference on real-time data analysis at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

• Consumer Transactions and Credit Conference
  March 22–23, 2001
  This conference was sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Wharton Financial Institutions Center, in association with the Journal of Financial Intermediation)

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