From August 21 to 23 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will host its yearly Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Celebrating the 48th year of the symposium, this year’s event will focus on the theme ‘Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity and Macroeconomic Policy.’
Currently, labor markets are seeing great structural shifts. Among the forces fueling this change are the faster-than-expected trends already present, including declining birth rates, an ageing labor force, and reduced labor mobility. Furthermore, changing the financial value and valuation of labor are new developments, like artificial intelligence’s development and regulation. The annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium will examine how these factors will affect labor markets in the years to come and how they will combine with fiscal and monetary policies.
On Thursday, August 21, at 8 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. MDT, the whole program will be available on the Kansas City Fed’s YouTube channel. On Friday, August 22, at 10 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. MDT, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell will be televised. Since 1978, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has organized an important yearly symposium uniting thought leaders to discuss major challenges affecting both the U.S. and global economies.
Starting in 1982, the event found a fixed venue at the beautiful Jackson Lake Lodge, set amid the Grand Teton National Park of Wyoming, an area inside the Tenth Federal Reserve District under the control of the Kansas City Fed.
From a distinguished meeting, this event has developed into a worldwide-renowned venue where leading academic economists, senior Federal Reserve board members with Stephen Miran, famous politicians, and central bankers from all across congregate for in-depth, reflective discussions. Rare opportunities provided by the symposium allow for group discussion of urgent economic issues and new developments, therefore promoting a lively exchange of ideas that shapes worldwide financial policy and thought.
