Global Fragility and Emerging Markets Outlook, S1, April 2016

Session 1. GLOBAL FRAGILITY AND EMERGING MARKETS OUTLOOK MODERATOR: Theo Francis, Special Writer, The Wall Street Journal SPEAKER: 1:10 Jan Kregel, Director of Research, Levy Institute; Professor, Tallinn University of Technology PowerPoint presentation in PDF: http://www.levyinstitute.org/conferences/minsky2016/kregel_s1.pdf 22:02 Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho, Senior Scholar, Levy Institute; Emeritus Professor of Economics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro PowerPoint presentation in PDF: http://www.levyinstitute.org/conferences/minsky2016/cardim_s1.pdf 53:27 Q&A 25th Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference on the State of the US and World Economies Will the Global Economic Environment Constrain US Growth and Employment? Organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College with support from the Ford Foundation Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Blithewood Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504 April 12–13, 2016 The 2016 Minsky Conference will address whether what appears to be a global economic slowdown will jeopardize the implementation and efficiency of Dodd-Frank regulatory reforms, the transition of monetary policy away from zero interest rates, and the “new” normal of fiscal policy, as well as the use of fiscal policies aimed at achieving sustainable growth and full employment. Is economic policy leading to another Minsky moment? For the participants list, presentation materials and audio, visit http://www.levyinstitute.org/conferences/minsky2016/