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Must-Read: Barry Eichengreen: Closing Remarks to Policy Challenges in a Diverging Global Economy

Must-Read: Barry Eichengreen: Closing Remarks to Policy Challenges in a Diverging Global Economy:

It is one of the great pleasures of my association with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to give these closing remarks…

Having done this twice before, in 2011 and 2013, this affords me the opportunity not just to highlight some insights from this year’s papers but also to look back at the conclusions of those earlier conferences and see how they stack up in light of recent events.

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Must-Read: Barry Eichengreen: Closing Remarks to Policy Challenges in a Diverging Global Economy

September 25, 2016

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September 25, 2016

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U.S. economic mobility trends and outcomes

U.S. income and wealth inequality are no longer increasing, but a return to the equitable levels of the mid-20th century isn’t likely anytime soon