15th Annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference

This year’s Hyman P. Minsky Conference drew upon public discussions on the state of the United States and world economies in the context of current economic trends and their implications. Topics included fiscal and monetary policies for continued growth and employment; brutal gyrations in the currency markets and the consequent exchange-rate misalignments, as well as possible cures; and the US trade deficit, particularly its impact on employment and the conduct of monetary and fiscal policies. The international economic role of the United States was examined in view of the current international economic landscape.

The conference was held April 21–22, 2004, at the Levy Institute’s research and conference center at Blithewood on the campus of Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.