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Euro at Five

The proceedings of this conference were published in
The Euro at Five: Ready for a Global Role? Special Report 18
(Institute for International Economics, 2005).

Program of Events
February 26, 2004

8:45–9:00 am		Welcome and Introduction
		Opening Address: Euro at Five Guenter Burghardt, Ambassador European Commission Delegation to the United States

9:00–10:30 am		The Euro and the Dollar: Toward a "Finance G-2"?
		Paper: The Euro and the Dollar: Toward a "Finance G-2"? C. Fred Bergsten, Director Institute for International Economics Discussants Randal Quarles, Assistant Secretary United States Treasury Hervé Carré, Minister for Financial Affairs European Commission Delegation to the United States

10:30–12:00 pm		Financial Market Integration and Depth and the Role of the Euro
		Panel Discussion Kristin Forbes, Member United States Council of Economic Advisers Vitor Gaspar, Director-General for Research European Central Bank Helene Rey, Professor Princeton University Garry Schinasi, Chief, Financial Stability Division International Monetary Fund

12:00–2:00 pm		Luncheon Address: "Building on the Euro's Success"
		Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Member of the Executive Board European Central Bank

2:00 – 3:30 pm		The Euro and the Prospects for Policy Coordination
		Paper: The Euro and Prospects for Policy Coordination Edwin Truman, Senior Fellow Institute for International Economics Discussants Richard Clarida, Professor Columbia University Richard Cooper, Professor Harvard University

3:30 – 5:00 pm		The Euro, Stabilization Policy, and the Stability and Growth Pact
		Presentation: Can Rubinomics Work in the Eurozone? Adam S. Posen, Senior Fellow Institute for International Economics Discussants Jeffrey Frankel, Professor Harvard University Jürgen Kröger, Director for Economics European Commission

5:00 – 6:00 pm		Closing Address
		Closing Address: What We Have Learned from the Euro at Five Ben Bernanke, Member of the Board of Governors Federal Reserve System