Organizers:

Henry W. Chappell, Jr., University of South Carolina

Session Chairs:

Henry W. Chappell, Jr., University of South Carolina

Papers:

"On the Optimality of Decisions Made by Hub-and-Spokes Monetary Policy Committees"
Beata Bierut, De Nederlandsche Bank (Contact Author)
Jan Marc Berk, De Nederlandsche Bank

"Does the Frequency of Dissent Justify Regional Banks?"
Geoffrey M.B. Tootell, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Contact Author)

"Regional Economic Conditions and Monetary Policy"
Henry W. Chappell, Jr., University of South Carolina
Rob Roy McGregor, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Todd Vermilyea, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

"Central Bank Governance: What Is It and Does It Matter?"
Ellen Meade, American University (Contact Author)
Chris Crowe, International Monetary Fund

Discussants:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
Ellen Meade, American University
Rob Roy McGregor, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Geoffrey M.B. Tootell, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston